Natural yoghurt gone sour, what can I do with it please? I have a kilo.

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Just that really, any ideas very welcome.

TIA

Make Khadhi pakora! Yum! Basically curried yohgurt with veg fritters (aka bhajis)
Recipe:

YoghurtKadhi

1 quantity of basic masala

Add 4 tbps gram flour, sieved and mixed with 1 pot of naturalyoghurt(the sourer the better!) and 1 pot of water, stir well and cook gently on low heat, stirring frequently to prevent sticking. Is cooked when oils separates out. If too thick, just add more water to get desired consistency. Add juice of 1 lemon, chopped fresh coriander. If liked can add pakoras(bhajis) and eat as is or serve with rice/and or roti

Can mix any (leftover) meat/veg curry with it if liked too.

Pakoras
4 cups gram flour
1 heaped tsp ground coriander
same of ground cumin
1 level tsp salt (or to taste)
1 level tsp red chilli powder (or to taste)
2/3 chopped green chilli (or to taste) - omit if serving to children!
1 handful chopped fresh coriander
(if have to hand can add chopped spinach leaves and/or radish leaves)
1 onion sliced med thickly
2 potatoes diced (small)
1 tsp dried pomegranate seeds (anardhana) if liked

Mix sieved gram flour with the ground coriander, cumin, salt, chilli powder and just enough cold water to make a very thick batter - just drops off spoon not stiff is the best I can describe it!
Add remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly. Add spoonfuls to hot oil in wok or large saucepan and deep fry on med heat until golden brown - turning to ensure even cooking. Should be thick enough to just drop off spoon into oil. If too thin, just add more sieved gram flour and mix well until get right consistency. The pakoras will float to top when cooked. I recommend doing a couple as samples and taste to check salt/spices. Adjust to taste and deep fry remaining mixture. Serve hot withyoghurtand/or ketchup/coriander & mint chutney etc. Or place in serving dish and pour over Kadhi and serve with rice/naan.

Enjoy!

Recipe for basic curry masala – just add whatever veg you have

Serves 4 (2 adults & 2 kids)

Ingredients

1 med onion chopped

1 med fresh tomato chopped (can use canned if liked)

1 level tsp turmeric

1 tsp red chilli powder (adjust depending on strength of pdr)

about 4 cloves garlic (adjust to taste)

1tsp salt

about 3tbsp veg oil

Method

Fry onions till start to soften, add tomatoes etc and fry gently until start to brown slightly - add a little water (about 2-3 tbsp) if starts to catch.

Then add 1 heaped tsp ground cumin and 1 heaped tsp ground coriander. Fry a few more mins on high heat to get light brown mixture. Add water as before if starts to catch.

When oil separates out, add veg eg:

Aubergine and potato (Aloo Baingan)

1 aubergine, chopped into large chunks and stir well, cook on low/med heat until starts to mush up. Then add quartered potatoes and mix well again. Cook until pots are soft and add a little water if nec to stop sticking. Stir freq to mix ingredients and stop sticking.

Will be ready when potatoes done and oil separates out.

Garnish with fresh chopped coriander and serve.

Cauliflower and Potato (Aloo gobi)

Can substitute aubergine with cauliflower, etc.

Whatever veg. comb you like!

Carrots, potatoes, peasare good combination (cook in that order, I add potatoes when carrots are soft as we don’t like them crunchy in this, then add frozen peas when potatoes are done as peas only take about 5 mins to cook)

Chicken curry

Can use for chicken too – add 1 small chicken chopped into about 8 pieces, skin off (we prefer it without skin). Fry on med/high heat to lightly brown chicken add a little water if starts to catch. When oil starts to separate out, add enough water (can use stock if liked) to make a med thick sauce and continue cooking on a med/high heat, stirring frequently. When oil separates out and chicken is cooked through, garnish with chopped green coriander and serve with rice or naan.

Vary taste by using diff. spices - eg add garam masala and/or crushed/chopped ginger for chicken & meat dishes in particular

Thank you, sounds delicious

Use it instead of water to knead pizza dough. Or just mix with milk and boil, squeeze in half a lemon. Strain through a cheesecloth or fine sieve and you have paneer/ricotta.