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How to make yogurt culture/starter at home-- Cooking A Dream





Ingredients:
whole milk
lemon or fresh chilli


Method:
  • boil the milk and cool it down 
  • pour in a small bowl, add chilli with stem or 
  • cut one side of lemon and dip in the milk
  • do not squeeze the lemon juice out
  • half cover the bowl
  • leave it in a warm place until thickens (15-20 hours)
this is the primary culture. you can use 1tsp culture per 1/2cup of milk to make secondary culture.
the secondery culture you can use to make actual yogurt.


Notes:
* Don't cover the bowl completely, keep a little opening so that the bacteria in the air can go in.

*although mine took three days to achieve the perfect yogurt, yours could take more because this is natural bacteria from the air causing the progress, It depends on how much bacteria present in the environment and the supportive weather, so the time limit may vary.

*use a small amount of milk until you get the right taste so that you don't waste a lot of milk.

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  1. AnonymousAugust 6, 2018 at 4:05 PM

    Does it contain probiotic bacteria like store bought bacteria strains?

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  2. hassJune 3, 2019 at 12:18 AM

    yes of cours

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  3. AnonymousJune 12, 2019 at 5:39 AM

    Can I use evaporated milk for the yoghurt instead ?

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  4. UnknownJune 18, 2019 at 12:55 PM

    I do have problem s after production .my bottles of yughurt use to swelow up after one or two weeks

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  5. halaJuly 18, 2019 at 7:41 AM

    Thank you for your help , you're awesome I'll be printing this and trying . you just made life easier for someone and maybe healthier Ma God help you as well as you help others and more.

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  6. tri-megAugust 1, 2019 at 9:49 PM

    can you use coconut or almond milk using this recipe?

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  7. PHALINMarch 31, 2020 at 7:42 AM

    how do you make the secondary culture?

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  8. AnonymousApril 15, 2020 at 4:01 AM

    do i cut the lemon in half and put one half in the milk or...




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    how warm must the place be where i keep it




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    is there a way i can speed up the process




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    wont the milk start to spoil if i leave it out




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    1. AnonymousNovember 10, 2020 at 12:29 PM

      the milk wont spoil, when milk is left out it sours and curdles. but that's because the chili or lemon defensive mechanisms prevent it from spoiling because they Kill bad bacteria. the good bacteria forms in this process from the milk curdling, i hope you get your answer

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  9. UnknownApril 27, 2020 at 12:45 PM

    Can we chilli and lemon both together

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  10. AnonymousAugust 19, 2020 at 2:20 AM

    can we keep it in the fridge after making the 2nd batch and still be able to use it for future yogurt batches or should it just be kept in room temp? thanks!

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  11. Forrester GayleOctober 3, 2020 at 3:22 PM

    What range of temperatures are considered warm???

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    1. AnonymousNovember 10, 2020 at 12:31 PM

      110 and 90 F (43.3 to 32.2 C).

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