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From: avinash@ubvax.UUCP (Avinash Marathe)
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Re: Yogurt cheese - any experiences?
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Date: Tue, 11-Mar-86 14:16:50 EST
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In article <535@kontron.UUCP> brad@kontron.UUCP (Brad Yearwood) writes:
>A friend told me how to make a sort of cheese by wrapping yogurt in
>several layers of cheesecloth (just enough to keep the solids from
>sliding through, while still allowing the water to drain off).  This
>is shaped into a ball and hung in the refrigerator with a bowl under
>it to catch the drained water (whey?).  The draining process takes
>two or three days, and can be helped along by an occasional gentle
>squeeze.
>
>The resulting product resembles something between cream cheese and
>cottage cheese curd.  It has a mildly tart flavor that gets sourer
>if you let it hang longer.  The results vary considerably depending
>on which brand of yogurt you start with.
>
>Has anyone else experimented with yogurt cheese and things to do
>with it?
>
>Brad Yearwood
>Kontron Electronics  {voder, pyramid, loral}!kontron!brad
>Mountain View, CA


You can make a traditional Indian sweet dish called "Shrikhand" by mixing
the cheese with saffron, cardamom powder and sugar.  Roast the saffron
lightly till it's dry.  Then grind it into a powder in a mortar and pestle
and then mix it with a small amount (1-2 Tbsp) of hot milk.  The milk will
turn a bright orange after some time.  Mix this with the cheese along with
the sugar and cardamom.  I don't have the exact quantities for these things
but you can start with a small amount and keep on adding till it tastes good.

Traditionally this is eaten with "Purees" (a puffed deep fried Indian bread),
but it may taste good even with whole wheat tortillas or chapatis.

Enjoy!

Avinash Marathe
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