Quoting azade:

Quoting alameda:

Actually home made yogurt is pretty simple if you have the most important ingredient....Live Culture

Most probably your problem is most store bought yogurt do not have the live bacteria. If you have it, just boil milk, let it cool to room temp and add yogurt into the boiled milk.

I keep a little yogurt out to get to room temperature while the boiled milk cools. Then very gently stir a little of the boiled milk in the yogurt, pour the whole thing into the boiled milk and cover for about 5 to 10 hours.

I find it helps to use a ceramic container. You should then wrap the container in a towel. Also, put it in a warmish place, like the turned off oven.

Store bought yogurt often has additives in it to thicken it. They can be tapioca or other things.


FWIW I like to add fizzy mineral water instead of water to the yogurt for a fizzy ayran soda drink.

Another variation is to add garlic and mint to the ayran.

Quoting azade:

Thank for all the information
Is the yogurt you make somewhat liquid or more "hard" with water at the bottom? I'm not sure if I'm making myself clear. I'm asking because there is a huge difference from the yogurt I buy in Turkey and in Denmark. It seems to be like that with all those products, eg. the "long life" milk in Turkey is disgusting in my opinion while I drink loads of milk in Denmark. I would never eat cereal in Turkey

Quoting AEnigma III:

.................Hmmmmm when I read things like this it REALLY worries me . I must be very lazy, but I just would not be bothered to do all this (let alone make my own yoghurt!!!). In my book, anything which takes longer to prepare than it does to eat is bad physical economics This doesn't mean I eat microwave meals or anything, but I stick to making simple things !

I remember a busy doctor friend of mine once asked me to dinner and the puff pastry desert was wonderful. I asked her what her secret was and she said "dont be silly, I bought frozen ready-made..... life is too short to make puff pastry!"

I think I agree with her

Quoting azade:

Mix the rice (I use bulgur though) with a little ground beef (not too much or it will get that meatloaf feeling you were talking about), some chopped onion, salça and spices and it's delicious. To make it extra extra delicious use lemon juice in the sauce.
Afiyet olsun!
I absolutely love stuffed bell peppers and it's fun to make, too

Quoting portokal:

i ate stuffed peppers mixed with sarma...
but sarma was made with cabbage. and it had a little sauce.
mmm... delicious.

Quoting azade:

Quoting Deli_kizin:

I dont know.. I do like to make or cook things myself. I didnt realize I did until I taste the butter that Kadirs mum makes herself. ıt it just so great. I wouldnt be bothered to make it every day or often, but every once in a while I wouldnt mind to make it. If I were to have guests for example (if it tastes fine ofcourse and if it doesnt, for the guest you dont wish to stay ).