Greek Yogurt is nothing but plain yogurt that has been strained so that it becomes so creamy and spreadable.
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Making Greek yogurt at home is so easy if you're already familiar with making yogurt at home. Even if you don't make yogurt at home, don't worry!! Here i'm guiding you to step by step methods to make perfect yogurt as well as greek yogurt.
Yogurt culture
First thing first, to make yogurt at home, first you will need yogurt culture. Yogurt culture is nothing but a small amount of plain yogurt. If you have a favorite store bought yogurt, then store a couple of tbsp of that yogurt aside before finishing it off :-) Because we're gonna use that as a starter to make our yogurt at home.
Make sure to use good quality yogurt as a starter because the yogurt is gonna taste exactly like the starter we're going to use.
Milk
Second, we need milk. For making yogurt , you can use full fat, 2% or 0% milk. Yogurt made from the full fat milk obviously tastes so rich compared to the low fat version.
If you're making it for growing kids, i would recommend to use full fat milk. Because you can use this as spread(on bagels) or dipping sauce(for patties) or as dessert( with berries and a splash of maple syrup) and kids would absolutely love it. And for adults, you can use whatever the milk as per your diet requirements.
Pro Tips
- Depending on how thick you want the greek yogurt, you can strain the yogurt between 12- 24 hrs. I strained mine around 14 hrs.
- While boiling the milk, make sure that the bottom won't get burnt. So keep an eye and stir the milk now and then especially if you're using the full fat milk because the chances of burning at the bottom is high when using high fat content milk.
Ok, Now let's check out how to make the perfectly creamy Greek Yogurt at home.
How to make Greek Yogurt at home
Preparation Time : 24 hrs | Cooking Time : 15 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Diary | Recipe Cuisine: Greek
Recipe Category: Diary | Recipe Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients
Milk - 2 cups
Yogurt - 2 tsp
Yogurt - 2 tsp
Procedure
Pour the milk into sauce pan, let it bring into boil.
Once the milk is about to boil, switch off the flame and let it cool a bit. Take the yogurt in a bowl and whisk it well without any lumps and keep it ready. 
Pour the yogurt into bowl which you're gonna set the yogurt, check the milk temperature by placing your finger in the milk. It should be hand bearable but still it's warm, that's correct temperature. Pour the milk into the yogurt culture. 
Mix it all well together and partly cover the bowl with lid and place it in the warm place. I kept it in oven with lights on. 
After 6-8 hrs, the yogurt would be set beautifully.
Next take a colander and line it with cheese cloth. Add the yogurt into that colander. 
Place the colander over a bowl to catch the dripping water and then cover the yogurt with the hanging cheese cloth and keep it inside the refrigerator for 12-24 hrs.
After a day, take the colander out and you can see how much is dripped from the yogurt in the bowl. 
That's it. Delicious and creamy Greek Yogurt is ready to use. For later use, transfer the yogurt to the refrigerator save bowl and store it in the refrigerator.
Related: Homemade Soft Paneer
Notes:
- Keep the yogurt in the refrigerator once it set to avoid the further sourness.
- Cheese cloth works better for straining. But you can't find it near you, use any cotton cloth like idli cloth.
- It stays well in the refrigerator for up to 7 days.
