Homemade probiotic yogurt with my yogurt maker

SUNDAY, JULY 28, 2013

Homemade probiotic yogurt with my yogurt maker

Homemade probiotic  yogurt with my yogurt maker 
It had been more than a decade that i had bought the yogurt maker, but it was gathering dust in the cupboard . For after the initial excitement, it was reput  in its box and arranged out of sight! But now with the rising ACTIVIA price, i was tempted to give it a try, for at home our weekly one kilo pack of yogurt gets over very quickly and come friday, there will be just one or two cups left! Once the initial batch was made and tasted, there was no going back:)) The Poor eater has now become a big fan of my homemade  yogurt served with a  dollop of my homemade jam!! Infact i have started making yogurt twice a week , for it gets over quite quickly:)

The starter is available in pharmarcies. Though you will have to ask for it, since it has to be refrigerated. Milk pwd is normally used to thicken the yogurt , for otherwise even with full fat milk the set yogurt might not be too thick. But when milk pwd is added to the milk, the set yogurt will be thick like custard, you can almùost turn the bottle upside down safely, something you cannot do with the storebought Activia yogurt. It is only for the first batch that you use the starter and from the second batch onwards you can use a jar of the previous batch as the starter. I normally use the last two jars from the previous batch as starter for the next batch.

Ingredients:
Whole milk ( full fat milk) - 1 litre, starter powder - 1 vial, milk pwd  - 3 heaped tbsps.

Method:
Take 1/2 cup of milk ( room temperature) from the one litre of milk and stir in the starter and mix well. Cover and let rest at room temperature for 1/2 hour. This is done to activate the starter. Now take the rest of the milk ( room temperature) and milk pwd in a MWave safe bowl and MWave for 30 secs. Then add the starter mixed milk and mix well. Pour into the glass jars and place uncovered in the yogurt maker , cover with the glass lid and switch on the machine. The next day the yogurt will be set like thick custard. Cover the jars with their lids and refrigerate.

Enjoy the homemade probiotic yogurt with live good for you yogurt cultures!!:))