sridee

Living here in the northeast US, it can be difficult to set yogurt in the cool weather and a drafty house. A friend of mine from Delhi shared a foolproof way to set yogurt. After boiling the milk and doing the *pinky test*, pour it into a stainless steal container with a tight fitting lid, add the starter yogurt, whisk well and then - here's the key- put the lid on tightly and place into a microwave, closing the door. Do NOT put the microwave on, just let it provide a close airtight enviroment for the warm milk in the metal container to sit overnight. If you do this exactly.....I PROMISE perfect yogurt in the morning. I've done this twice a week for almost a year and only got one failure when i knew the milk was still too hot but tried to hurry it. By the way.....has anyone tried adding some *chunky chat* masala to yogurt with some grated cucumber? The masala makes it irresistable!! enjoy!!

Hi and thanks for the welcome I'm from Cape Cod Massachusetts and spent two months in Gujarat about a year ago. I hope to return in a year or two. My interest in Indian food and cooking began as a young girl when my family had a college student from New Delhi live with us for a summer. She was quite a cook and took me under her wing in the kitchen. I was hooked on the aromas and exotic tastes, along with the sounds of tiny little fireworks of mustard seeds as they danced against the top of a sautee pan. What wonderful memories. I'm glad to have found this forum.....stumbled on it by mistake while doing a search for a recipe. Still looking forward to obtaining a recipe for milkcake!

Hi there, does anyone have a recipe for the milk cake sweets i got addicted to during Diwali? it would be much appreciated! thanks~