Homemade curd for fig sorbet

Name: Homemade curd for fig sorbet
Total time: 360 s
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 10 c milk; 2 tbsp starter culture; 3 ripe figs, peeled; 3 c curd

Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

USA

Curd or dahi (Hindi) is a milk product having its origins in the Indian subcontinent. The word ‘dahi’ is probably derived from the Sanskrit word ‘dadhi’ which means sour milk. Indians have been making curd and butter at home for centuries. My mom used to churn buttermilk to get butter from it.
Making curd is not Rocket science. It is quite simple and uncomplicated. It is made by mixing a friendly bacterial yogurt starter with warm milk, which is then allowed to ferment for few hours in a warm place. Will give the tips later #NW #homemade happiness #curd #fig sorbet

Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

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Ingredients

6 mins

3 servings

10 cmilk
2 tbspstarter culture
Sorbet:
3ripe figs, peeled
3 ccurd

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Steps

6 mins

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Make a check list. keep all inhredients close by
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Heating the milk: I used a clay pot; 1% fat milk. You may use whole milk if you want it taste better. I used microwave for heating the milk, You may boil the milk in a heavy bottomed saucepan over medium high heat, stirring now and then, You need to keep an eye over the milk to prevent boiling over. I heat the milk for 6 minutes in the microwave ib the clay pot uncovered.
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Adding the starter culture: The most important thing is that milk should be at right temperature when you add the starter, Cool the milk until it is just warm when you dip the finger in it. About 37c. You may use a kitchen thermometer also to check the temperature. Now add the starter, I use the curd I made a couple of days ago which has lice bacterial culture lactobacillus. Stir in, cover and keep in a warm place, I keep the pot inside the microwave, Do not disturb
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, It takes a few hours for milk to turn into curd. When you get the curd of right consistency, I keep the curd in the refrigerator. If you leave too long outside in a warm place it will get too sour. We, Indian vegetarians always include curd in or meals, lunch, dinner or even breakfast.
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Rice mixed with curd tastes great. We also use curd in several of recipes. ragi kuzh, Morekuzhambu/khadi, uppuma, raitha, chass, sorbet, lassi and etc.
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Sorbet: Today using the delicious juicy purple figs from our tree. I prepared fig sorbet with the curd.Freeze the peeled figs for a few hours or overnight
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Blend the frozen figs with curd in a blender, transfer the mixture to a container, cover and freeze overnight
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Remove the frozen sorbet from the freezer. Dip the ice cream scoop in hot water to make it warm. Scoop out the frozen sorbet using an ice cream scoop. Serve nimmediately, You may top the sorbet with chopped nuts or berries. Enjoy

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Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

on September 17, 2025 00:05

USA

I am a scientist with a Ph.D from University of Michigan. Ann Arbor. I also have a M. SC from University of Madras. Enjoy sharing my knowledge in science and my experience in gardening and cooking with others. I am a free lance writer, published several articles on Indian culture, traditions, Indian cuisine, science of gardening and etc in National and Inernational magazines. I am a health food nut. I am passionate about photography