Home Made Curd ( Dahi )

You can make curd at home with milk and needs some fermentation in a warm temperature.
In colder places you will have to find a warmer spot inside the house where is can be kept for fermentation for example inside the oven.

Ingredients:

• Whole Milk - 4 cups ( quantity depending on how much curd you want to set )
• Starter Curd ( culture ) - 1 tbsp ( I prefer full fat curd for culture )

Directions:

• First, boil the milk on stove top or in microwave.
• Let the milk cool down in room temperature till it is luke warm. 
• Now add the starter curd ( culture ) in the milk and mix it well with the whisk.
• Transfer it into the bowl with a lid in which you want to set the curd.
• In the warmer place you can cover and leave it on the counter for 5 hrs for it to set.
• However, in colder places, you will need to put in in a preheated oven.
• Preheat the oven at the minimum temperature ( say 170 or 180 deg F ) and turn it OFF.
• Now place this bowl in it and leave it undisturbed for 5 hrs or even overnight. 
• Once the curd is set, refrigerate it. 

Tips:

• Whole milk yields a thick curd or yogurt.
• Use the full fat yogurt as the starter curd for better results.
• Make sure while you add the starter curd ( culture ), the milk is neither too hot nor too cold. The curd will not set at all.
• It should be warm. Touch the milk with your finger it can be slightly more than luke warm.
•  The longer you keep the curd outside the sour it becomes.