Thick hung curd/yogurt (dahi ka chakka in Marathi/Hindi) made from separating whey from curd or yogurt. It can be used to make desserts like shrikhand (try out my Aamrkhand recipe) or for dips or spreads ( try out the spread for ALT). It is an excellent low fat alternative to cream, sour cream and mayonnaise. It is rich in calcium and is very creamy. Do not throw away the whey, it is rich in nutrients. See notes below for useful tips on what to do with whey.
Hung Yogurt | Hung Curd | How to make hung curd at home | Dahi Ka Chakka
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Homemade thick and creamy hung yogurt
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Homemade
Cuisine: Indian, World
Serves: 200 Gm~
Ingredients
- 500 ml yogurt/thick sweet curd
Others:
- A strainer
- A clean muslin cloth
- A deep mixing bowl
Method
- On a deep bowl, keep a strainer which stands on it such that the strainer's base does not touch the base of the bowl
- Line it with a clean muslin cloth
- Pour in the yogurt into the muslin cloth slowly
- Whey starts dripping out of the yogurt and gets collected in the bowl
- Keep this bowl along with strainer, cloth and yogurt in refrigerator overnight. Whey continues to drip out and beautiful set creamy hung curd remains inside the muslin cloth
- Scrape hung curd into another bowl
- Use it to make dishes like shrikhand, dips or as low fat spread
Notes
Use yogurt which is not sour
Use yogurt made from whole milk/full cream milk
Use whey to thin curries (1-2 tbsp) and to make chapathi dough or even water your plants (curry leaf plants love yogurt and whey)
Use yogurt made from whole milk/full cream milk
Use whey to thin curries (1-2 tbsp) and to make chapathi dough or even water your plants (curry leaf plants love yogurt and whey)
Stepwise:
On a deep bowl, keep a strainer which stands on it such that the strainer's base does not touch the base of the bowl
Line it with a clean muslin cloth
Pour in the yogurt into the muslin cloth slowly
Whey starts dripping out of the yogurt and gets collected in the bowl
Keep this bowl along with strainer, cloth and yogurt in refrigerator overnight. Whey continues to drip out and beautiful set creamy hung curd remains inside the muslin cloth
Scrape hung curd into another bowl
Use it to make dishes like shrikhand, dips or as low fat spread
