North Indian Cooking by..Geeta Seth

  • North Indian Cooking....By Geeta Seth
  • Recipes - Index
  • Reference to Spices and Herbs
  • Dals / Lentils
    • DAl / Lentils - Index >
      • About Dal/ Lentil's - Indian Dal Preparations
      • Tadka
      • Whole Black Urad Dal (Black Grams)
      • Maa Ki Kali Dal
      • Dal Makhani
      • Dal Maharani
      • Masoor Dal
      • Moong dal with spinach (Palak with moong dal)
      • Chana Dal
      • Moong Dal with Spinach (Palak Dal with Yellow Moong Dal)
      • Moong Dal (Split and skinned yellow Moong Dal)
      • Red split Masoor Dal (Malka Masoor dal)
      • Split Black Urad Dal
      • Sprouted Moong Dal
      • Split Green moong Dal (Chilka green moong dal)
      • Panchratan Dal or Panchmel Dal ( (Five Dal Mixed )
      • Trevti Dal (Toor Dal & Moong Dal & Chana Dal Mix)
      • Masala Tadka Dal (Arhar dal or Toor Dal)
      • Toor Dal & Masala tadka dal (Arhar Dal or Pigeon pea)
      • Toor Dal (Arhar Dal)
      • Urad Dal (white urad dal)
      • White Urad and chana Dal mix
      • Whole Green Moong Dal
  • Beans
    • Bean- Index
    • Bean- Index
    • About Beans
    • Black Beans curry
    • Chole (chick pea curry)
    • Lima beans curry
    • Lima beans curry
    • Rajma Masala-Red Kidney Bean Curry
  • Rice and Pulao's - Index
    • About rice and pulao >
      • Rice and pulao's >
        • Rice and Pulao's - Index
        • Chicken Biryani
        • Shrimp Biryani
        • Rice with caramelized browned onions
        • Vegetables and paneer Biryani
        • Boiled white rice
        • Boiled white rice
        • How to cook rice on stove
        • How to cook rice on stove
        • Arhar Dal with rice khichdi (Toor dal khichdi)
        • Toor Dal with rice khichdi (Arhar dal khichdi)
        • Black urad dal with rice khichdi (Maa ki dal ki khichdi)
        • Urad dal with rice khichdi (Black urad dal khichdi, Ma ki dal)
        • Moong Dal and rice khichdi
        • Moong dal and dalia khichdi
        • Kali dal ki khichdi (Black urad dal or Maa ki dal ki khichdi)
        • Maa ki dal ki khichdi (whole urad dal khichdi)
        • Sabudana Khichdi (Tapioca pearls)
        • Muttar paneer pulao (Rice with green peas and cheese)
        • Muttar pulao (Rice with green peas)
        • Pulao with cauliflower, green peas and potatoes
        • Vegetabale Pulao
        • Tamarind Rice (Imly rice)
  • Meat Dishes - Index
    • Meat Dishes >
      • Meat Dishes - Index
      • About the Indian meat dishes
      • Beef Kebabs
      • Beef Keema with Spinach
      • Ground Beef shammi kebabs
      • Beef Seekah Kebabs (Minced meat roasted on skewers)
      • Beef Frankie (wrap)
      • Beef with Spinach Curry
      • Butter Chicken (Murg makhani)
      • Chicken Curry
      • Chicken Kebabs
      • Chicken Keema with spinach
      • Chicken Seekh Kebabs (Minced meat roasted on skewers)
      • Chicken kebabs Stir fry
      • Chicken Shami kebabs
      • Chicken korma
      • Chicken Frankie (wrap)
      • Chicken tikka Masala
      • Chicken with spinach curry (chicken saag)
      • Palak Gosht (Beef with Spinach Curry)
      • Chicken Saag (Chicken with spinach curry)
      • Tandoori chicken
  • Kati Roll
    • Kati Roll - Index
    • Beef kati roll
    • Chicken kati roll
    • Paneer kati roll
  • Paneer dishes - Index
    • About paneer
    • Paneer dishes - Index
    • How to make Paneer at home
    • Butter Paneer (Paneer makhani)
    • Crumbled paneer curry with green peas
    • Kadhai paneer
    • Muttar paneer (paneer with green peas)
    • Paneer Curry
    • Paneer tikka (Barbecued Paneer Kebabs)
    • Paneer Bhurji (Scrambled Paneer)
    • Palak paneer (spinach with paneer)
    • Paneer Frankie (wrap)
    • Paneer tikka masala
    • Shahi paneer
    • Tandoori Paneer Tikka Kebab
  • Kofta - Index
    • Koftas >
      • Kofta - Index
      • About Koftas
      • Cabbage Koftas (Bandh gobi kofta)
      • Lauki Kofta curry (Bottle Gourd)
      • Masoor Dal Kofta
      • Paneer Koftas
      • Palak Kofta (Spinach kofta)
  • Vegetable dishes - Index
    • Vegetable dishes with gravy >
      • Vegetable dishes - Index
      • About the Vegetables dishes
      • Arbi with gravy (Taro roots)
      • Aloo tamater ke sabzi (Potatoes with toamtoes curry)
      • Aloo Muttar Ki Sabzi (Potato with Green Peas Curry)
      • Aloo wadiyan (Potatoes with urad dal wadiyan)
      • Besan Kadhi
      • Bharwa aloo (Stuffed potatoes)
      • Dum Aloo (Potato curry)
      • Egg curry (Ande Ki curry)
      • Mangories with Aloo, tamater (Moong Dal Mangories with potatoes and tomateos)
      • Sarson Ka Saag
      • Spinach with mushrooms
      • Stuffed cabbage rolls curry (Bandh gobi ki rolls)
      • Palak Mushroom curry (Spinach with Mushroom curry)
      • Punjabi Kadhi (Besan pakoda kadhi)
      • Pyaz ki Aloo (Potatoes with onion curry)
  • Vegetables side dishes - Index
    • Vegetables Side dishes (sukhi sabzi) >
      • Vegetables side dishes - Index
      • About the vegetables
      • Aloo baingan (Eggplant with potatoes)
      • Aloo Gobi masala (Spicy Potatoes and cauliflower curry)
      • Aloo Gobi masala (Cauliflower)
      • Aloo methi ki sabzi (Potatoes with fenugreek leaves)
      • Aloo Muttar sukhe (Sauteed boiled potatoes with green peas)
      • Aloo Muttar masala
      • Aloo palak ke sabzi (Potatoes with spinach)
      • Arbi - Masala arbi (Taro roots)
      • Bell Pepper stuffed with potatoes (Capsicum, Shimla Mirch)
      • Bell peppers with onion and potatoes (Capsicums)
      • Eggplant Bharta- Indian Roasted Banigan Ka Bharta
      • Baingan Ka Bharta (Eggplant Bharta)
      • Bharwa Baingan (Stuffed Eggplants)
      • Bharwa Bhindi (Okra Stuffed with onion masala)
      • Bharwa banana peppers - Banana peppers stuffed with potatoes
      • Bhindi ke Sabzi (Okra)
      • Cabbage Curry (Bandh gobi, patta gobi)
      • Gajar methi ki sabzi (Carrots with Fenugreek leaves)
      • Capsicum masala (Bell peppers)
      • Gawar Ke Phalli (Cluster Beans)
      • Gawar Ke Phalli (Cluster Beans)- 2
      • Gobi aloo with onion & garlic (Cauliflower with onion, garlic & potatoes)
      • Gobi ki bhurji (Grated cauliflower with Green Peas)
      • Gobi aloo ki sabzi, Phool gobi (Cauliflower with potatoes)
      • Gobi Musallam (Cauliflower)
      • Green Beans (French beans)
      • Karela Bharwa with masala (stuffed Bitter Melon)
      • Lobia ki phalli (Green long beans)
      • Kaddu Ki Sabzi (Yellow pumpkin curry)
      • Lauki ki sabzi (Bottle gourd, Long Melon, Ghiya)
      • Jera Aloo (Potatoes with Cumin Seeds)
      • Jeera Aloo (Potatoes with Cumin Seeds)
      • Mooli ki bhurji (White daikon radish bhurji)
      • Methi Matar Malai (Fenugreek leaves, Green peas and Malai)
      • Muttar aloo with tomatoes and onions(Green peas with potatoes,tomatoes& onions)
      • Sangri, mooli ki phalli aloo ki sath (Dikon green beans with potatoes)
      • Sem aloo ki sabzi (Flat beans with potatoes)
      • Sem aloo ki sabzi (Green fava beans with potatoes)
      • Sukhe Aloo ke sabzi (Boiled sautéed potatoes with masala)
      • Masala Turaii (Zucchini with Masala)
      • Turai ki sabzi (zucchini)
  • Salad - Indian salads
    • Salad - Indian salads Index
    • Kala Chana Salad - Indian Black Chickpea salad
    • Cabbage salad - (Indian spicy Cabbage salad)
    • Fruit salad - Indian spicy fruit salad
    • Chickpea Salad - Indian spicy chickpea salad
    • Corn Salad - Spicy Indian Corn Salad
    • Kachumber Salad - Indian Cucumber, Onion & Tomato salad
    • Mixed Bean Salad - Indian Mixed Bean Salad
    • Sprouted Green Moong Salad - (Indian recipe)
    • Quinoa Salad with Strawberries, Blueberries and Grapes
  • Popular Indian Sweet dishes- Index
    • Desserts .. Popular North Indian sweets >
      • About Indian desserts
      • Indian sweet dishes - Index
      • Almond burfi (Badam Ki Burfi)
      • Almond Halwa
      • Besan ka Halwa (Gram flour Halwa)
      • Besan ka ladoo (Gram flour ladoo)
      • Boondi (Sweet Boondi)
      • Boondi or Boondi Ladoo
      • Boondi Ladoo
      • Carrot Burfi (Gajar ki burfi)
      • Carrot Halwa (Gajar ka halwa)
      • Cashew burfi (Kaju burfi, Kaju katli)
      • Coconut Burfi (Nariyal Ki Burfi)
      • Gujia
      • Gulab jamun
      • Gluten free Gulab Jamun
      • Kala Jamun
      • Kheer (Rice pudding)
      • Lauki Ka Halwa (Bottle gourd Halwa)
      • Makhanna Kheer (Puffed lotus seeds pudding)
      • Rasugalla
      • Rasgulla
      • Rasmalai
      • Rasmalai
      • Sabudana Kheer (Tapioca Pudding)
      • Vermicelli Kheer (Seviyan kheer, Payasam Kheer)
      • Shrikhand (Sweet Yogurt)
      • Sooji Ka Halwa (Cream of wheat, Rava)
      • Pista burfi (Pistachio Burfi)
      • Phirni (Rice pudding)
      • Petha
      • Pumpkin burfi (kaddu ki burfi)
      • Til ke Burfi (Seasme Seed Burfi)
  • Snacks and chaats - Index
    • Snacks and Chaats >
      • Snacks & chaats - Index
      • About snacks and chaats
      • Aloo Bonda (potato balls dipped in Besan Batter)
      • Aloo Tikki (Potato patties)
      • Besan sev (Gram flour noodles)
      • Besan spicy french toast (Toast dipped in besan batter and cooked)
      • Besan cheela (Gram flour pancake)
      • Besan and sooji ka cheela (Gram flour & cream wheat pancake)
      • Bread rolls stuffed with spicy potatoes
      • Chola Aloo Tikki (Potatoes and chick peas patties)
      • Chole Chaat - Indian spicy Chickpea Chaat
      • Corn Chaat
      • Fruit Chaat - Indian spicy Fruit chaat
      • Kala chana chaat- Indian Black chickpea chaat
      • Dahi Vada ( urad dal pakoras with yogurt)
      • Dokhla Tips
      • Besan Ka Dokhla (Gram flour dokhla)
      • Moong Dal Dokhla
      • Sooji ka Dokhla (Cream of Wheat Dokhla)
      • Urad Dal and Rice Dokhla
      • Gol Gappa (Pani Puri)
      • Dosa
      • Dosa aloo masala for dosa stuffing (Potato Dosa masala)
      • Rava Dosa
      • Sambher
      • Idli
      • Rava Idli (Sooji or Cream of wheat idli)
      • Rava Masala idli (Masala idli)
      • Hariyalli tikki or Hara bhara kebab
      • Mathri (Crispy salty crackers)
      • Gluten Free Mathri (Crispy salty crackers)
      • Medu Vada
      • Vegetable Cutlets (Mixed vegetable cutlets)
      • Moong Dal Cheela (Moong dal pancake)
      • Namkeen paras (Cispy salted crackers)
      • Aloo pakoras (Potato fritters)
      • Cauliflower pakora (Gobi ka pakora)
      • Pakora with Green Moong Dal and potatoes (Fritter)
      • Pyaz ka pakoras (Onion pakoras fritter)
      • Mixed vegetable pakora - Fritters (potatoes, spinach & onion mixed)
      • Potatoes and vegetables mix pakoras (Fritter)
      • Palak pakora (Spinach pakoras)
      • Paneer pakoras (Fritter)
      • Chicken pakoras (Fritters)
      • Papari / papadi Chaat
      • Bharwa mirchi ka pakora (Stuffed green chilie fritters)
      • Poha with green peas
      • Potato Cutlet
      • Potato paneer tots
      • Roasted cauliflower
      • Tandoori Gobi (Tandoori Cauliflower)
      • Sabudana, Aloo Vada (Tapioca cutlet with potato)
      • Samosa (Muttar aloo samosa)
      • Shakkar paras (Sweet crackers)
      • Sprouted Green moong chat
      • Upma
      • Uthappam (Rice & Dal uthappam) (pancake)
      • Uthappam (Rava Uthappam) (Pancake)
  • Chutneys
    • Chutney - Index
    • About Chutney
    • Coconut chutney
    • Hari chutney (Green chutney, coriander leaves or clintro chutney)
    • Pudina Ki chutney (Mint chutney)
    • Tamarind chutney (Imli ki chutney)
    • Tomato Chutney
  • Raita (Yogurt)
    • Raita (Yogurt) - Index
    • About raita and Yogurt
    • Aloo, Dhai ka raita (yogurt with potatoes)
    • Boondi ka raita (yogurt with boondi)
    • Gajar ka raita (Yogurt with carrots)
    • Kheera ka raita (Yogurt with cucumber)
    • Lauki ka raita (Yogurt with lauki)
    • Pudina ka raita (Yogurt with mint leaves)
    • Palak ka raita (Yogurt with spinach)
    • Yogurt with green onion, cucumber and tomatoes
  • Breakfast dishes - Index
    • Breakfast dishes - Index
    • Anda Bhurji (Egg Bhurji)
    • Spicy scrambled eggs
    • Muttar Chaat (Green peas)
    • Kala Chana (Black chana)
    • Moong dal chaat or sukhi moong dal
    • Sweet Dalia (Cream of Wheat Porridge)
  • Indian Breads (Roti, Paratha, poori)
    • Indian Breads - Index
    • About Indian Breads
    • ROTI:
    • Roti - Index
    • Chapattis (Pulkha or Roti)
    • Bajra ki Roti (Millet flour)
    • Besan ki roti with onions (Gram flour roti)
    • Lachha roti (Spiral Layered roti)
    • Makai ki roti (Corn flour roti)
    • Methi ki roti (Roti with Fenugreek leaves)
    • Roti with Layers (Paratdar Roti)
    • Roomali roti
    • PARATHAS:
    • Paratha - Index
    • Aloo paratha (Potato stuffed paratha)
    • Bajra (millet) ka paratha
    • Besan ka paratha (Gram flour paratha)
    • Gobi ka paratha (Cauliflower stuffed paratha)
    • Lachha paratha (Spiral layered paratha)
    • Layered Paratha (Paratdar Paratha)
    • Makai ka paratha (corn flour paratha)
    • Methi Ka Paratha (Paratha with Fenugreek leaves)
    • Mooli ka paratha (Daikon stuffed paratha)
    • Mughlai paratha
    • Muttar Ka paratha (Paratha with green peas)
    • Palak paratha (spinach paratha)
    • Paneer paratha
    • Urad Dal stuffed paratha
    • Puri - Index
    • Poori (Puri) :
    • Poori (Puri)
    • Methi ki poori (Poori with Fenugreek leaves)
    • Muttar Poori (Poori with green peas)
    • Palak poori (Poori with spinach)
    • Poori stuffed with urad dal (kochari)
    • Bhature
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How to make yogurt at home

                         How to make yogurt at home
                              (Dahi / Curd)

Yogurt is a natural fermentation of pasteurization of milk. It is, in fact, fairly simple to make your own homemade yogurt, even without a yogurt maker.

Commercially available yogurts are usually heavily sweetened. Making your own yogurt is a good way to avoid this excess sugar. Homemade yogurt certainly tastes better then store bought, it is not only easy to make but is also free of any preservatives found in store bought yogurt.

You may want to learn to make yogurt at home. You can make yogurt with any kind of milk such as whole milk, 2%, 1% and even fat free milk,

 whole milk is the best in terms of flavor and texture
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Indians consume lot of yogurt. It is eaten with every meal. Yogurt is also acts as a tenderizer in marinades. It is cooked with curries and added to gravies to make them thick and add a little savor taste. Yogurt is also used to make different kinds of lassi (shakes).

Yogurt making has been a common practice throughout India over the centuries. It used to be a tradition to use terra cotta pots to set the yogurt, not only the yogurt taste better but it is believed that yogurt from terra cotta container have a cooling effect on the body.


Ingredients:

1   Quart of milk-Whole milk or 2% Milk

4   Tablespoons of existing plain yogurt (store bought or previously made yogurt)
 
Large sauce pan – For 4 cups of milk use 6 cups sauce pan.

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Milk
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Plain yogurt
​ Directions:

1. In a heavy bottom stainless steel pan pour milk and bring it to boil. Keep
    the heat on low heat. Be patient when boiling the milk and do not raise the heat
    because milk tends to burn quickly. This low-and-slow method helps prevent
    the milk from burning on the bottom of the pan. 
You could also boil the milk in
    microwave in a large plastic container.
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In a pan add milk
2. In about 30 to 35 minutes milk will start to boil turn the stove off and remove
    the pan from the stove and let the milk cool down.
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Milk start boiling
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Milk boiled at 200°F
3. Allow the milk in the pot cool down to 110°F ​or until it become luke​ warm. It
​    takes about 1 hour to 1½ for milk to cool down
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Milk cool dawn
4. With a thermometer check the milk temperature. If you do not have the
     thermometer then check it by dipping a clean finger in the milk for a count of
     10 without pulling it out from the heat, you’re there.
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Milk cool dawn at 110 °F
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Check with finger if milk is cool dawn
5. If the milk forms a skin while cooling, make sure to remove it—unless you like
    lumpy yogurt. You can skim it off with a spoon or a fork.
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Take the skin out of the Milk
6.  Pour the milk into a bowl or the container you are going to make yogurt.
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Pour Milk into a bowl
7. Add a little warmed milk into the starter yogurt just before adding it to the
​    Milk.
 
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Add Milk in starter yogurt
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Mix starter yogurt well with milk
8. Before adding the starter in the Milk check the temperature .​ If the milk cools
    below, 110°F gently warm it up to 110 degrees. If in this process
    of reheating, the temperature goes above 110 degrees, wait again until it comes
    back down to 110°F You could also test milk by your finger)
 
9. Do not add the starter if Milk is hot.
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Check the temperature of Milk
11. Add the starter yogurt in the milk and stir into the milk. 
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Add starter yogurt in the milk
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Mix starter yogurt with milk
12. Cover the bowl with the lid.
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Cover the bowl with the lid
13. An ideal incubator for making yogurt is the oven, place the bowl in the oven
     close the door and turn the light on of the oven. Oven light keeps the oven             warm.
  
*  If you do not have oven then cover the bowl with a lid and lay a kitchen towel
  over that to promote warmth. Let the milk mixture sit undisturbed to incubate in 
  warm place overnight or at least for 7 to 8 hours or until yogurt cultured. 

*  Avoid disturbing or moving the bowl before yogurt is set.

 *You could check the yogurt in about 6-8 hours, and your yogurt is done.    
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Place the bowl in an oven
14. When a thin film of whey, or yellowish liquid, rises to the top, you will know
      the yogurt has cultured. If you wish you can simply drain the liquid off or
​      leave it in the yogurt.

15. Refrigerate the yogurt. It will continue to firm up as it gets cold. Yogurt will
​       stay fresh for almost a week then it becomes savor.
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Yogurt is ready
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Yogurt
Tips: 

1.   Use only plain yogurt for culture. You could also use store bought plain
      yogurt.

2.  Whole milk makes the thickest yogurt but you can use 2% milk. You can use
      any type of milk in any fat concentration, but the less fat the milk has, the
      consisting of yogurt will be thinner.   

3.  If you wish to use 1%, low fat or skim milk for making yogurt then you cannot
    boil it on the stove, because the milk will burn. But you can boil the milk in
    microwave or you can boil it in double boiler. Create a double boiler by using
    two pots that are different sizes and one fit inside another. Place the large pot on
    the stove and fill the pot about one-third with water then place the smaller pot
    with the milk inside the larger one and let the milk boil.

4. Boil the milk in large pan because when milk boils it rises and it may spill out
​    of the pan and it will be a mess to clean the stove.

5. It takes a while for milk temperature to go down. if you want to lower the milk
    temperature quickly then the best way is to fill the kitchen sink with some water
    and then drop some ice cubes then place the milk bowl on the ice cubes, milk
    temperature will drop quickly.

6.  Add existing culture to luke warm milk, if milk is too hot or too cold it would
     not turn into yogurt.

7. If you want to make yogurt sour, then after milk become yogurt leave it few
     hours longer in a warm place.

8. Save some of your yogurt for your next homemade batch.

9. Electric yogurt makers are convenient for incubating the yogurt, but not
     necessary and you need to boil milk on the stove any way.

Please take the time to let me know what you think about my recipes. Your comments would be helpful to me to improve the recipe.

 Thank you      

Geeta Seth

Other recipes:

Pudina ka raita                                             Boondi ka raita
(Yogurt with mint leaves)                            (Yogurt with gram flour boondi)

Aloo ka raita                                                Gajar ka raita
(Potatoes with yogurt)                                 (Yogurt with carrots)

kheera ka raita                                            Palak ka raita
(Yogurt with cucumber)                             (Spinach with yogurt)


    Please take the time to let me know what you think about my recipe. Your comments would be helpful to me to improve the recipe.. Thank you.. Geeta Seth
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