Instant pot yogurt step by step guide to making with no temperature check and use the steam method.The best way to make the Indian instant pot yogurt also known as desi yogurt.
Born and brought up in India, Yogurt is part of our everyday meal. There will be a small cup of yogurt rice in our lunch while going to school. we don’t like the store-bought yogurt because of its gooey texture, added ingredients like corn starch, etc, and the cost of yogurt for a small bowl is priced too high. We can make a fresh batch of homemade yogurt whenever we needed
Making yogurt at home is very easy and definitely not time-consuming. we make homemade yogurt fresh every day at home in India. After a couple of days, the fresh yogurt will get sour because of the hot weather. The sour yogurt will be used in some Indian recipes like more kuzhambu also known as kadhi in Hindi, They soak the green chilies in the sour yogurt and make pickles called mor milagai, etc.
With the instant pot, it’s definitely a blessing when the outside temperature is low.
How to make homemade instant pot yogurt?
This is one the easiest method with no temperature check etc. You can follow the same process to make instant pot yogurt in jars.
How to make yogurt in instant pot?
Instant pot yogurt in pot in pot method
Why I choose pot in pot method to make the instant pot yogurt ?
No extra cleaning,
sterilization,
temperature check,
make yogurt in a pyrex bowl, and store it directly in the fridge.
No burn bottom
Sounds easy?
Before we go into details, I will tell you the simple process. Add a cup of water, put a trivet inside the stainless pot.
Keep a glass bowl or a bowl of your choice which is instant pot-friendly.
Add the milk. Close the lid and steam for 2 minutes.
Once the pressure settles naturally, open the lid and let the milk cool for 25 minutes.I always set the timer and move onto my other chores.
No thermometer temperature check needed.
Whisk in the yogurt starter culture
After exactly 25 minutes add the yogurt starter culture, stir it well and close the lid and set ‘yogurt’ mode for 8 hours. I don’t remove the top layer of the milk
What can I use as a yogurt starter?
Add few tablespoons of leftover homemade yogurt or use a store-bought yogurt or make your instant pot yogurt starter
Your homemade yogurt is ready to serve.
How to make homemade yogurt?
If you don’t have the instant pot just boil the milk on a stovetop and let it cool for 30- 35 minutes, later add the culture.
Close it with a lid and place it in a corner without any disturbance within a day, your homemade yogurt is ready.
How to make yogurt without a yogurt button?
Just follow the same process as we do to make instant pot yogurt and close the lid and check after 8 hours.
How to make instant pot Greek yogurt ?
Please follow all the step mentioned above for instant pot yogurt.
Once the yogurt is ready,place a large strainer with cheesecloth over a large bowl.
Allow the yogurt to drain for a few hours. After a few hours, the whey and the thick yogurt will be separated. Your Greek yogurt will be ready to store.
What to do with the extra whey from the yogurt?
We normally use it while making roti dough.
Where to get homemade yogurt storage containers ?
A clean glass container is the best choice to store homemade yogurt. Here are some of the choices –click here
Do’s and dont’s for making instant pot yogurt
You can make this homemade yogurt recipe directly in the inner pot using yogurt mode. Press the yogurt mode couple of times to set boil mode to boil the milk. Make sure the inner pot is sterilized else the previous food smell will transfer to the yogurt. After boiling you can leave it open for 25 minutes and add the yogurt culture and close the lid and set it to yogurt mode for 8 hours.
Don’t add too much of yogurt culture just one tablespoon is sufficient.
Don’t use flavored yogurt like vanilla yogurt as a starter.
If you want sour yogurt keep it in the instant pot for few more hours.
How to make yogurt in Instant pot
Ingredients
- 1 gallon whole milk
- 2-3 tbsp culture
Instructions
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Add a cup of water,put a trivet inside the stainless pot.
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Keep a glass bowl or a bowl of your choice which is instant pot friendly.
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Add the milk inside the bowl and close the lid and steam for a minute.
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Once the pressure settles naturally, open the lid and let the milk cool for 25 minutes maximum..
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No thermometer needed.Add the culture ,stir it well and close the lid and set ‘yogurt’ mode for 8 hours.
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Your homemade instant pot yogurt is ready.
Recipe Notes
- Just beat the culture with a spoon gently and mix it with milk.
- You can use any milk .I use organic valley grass fed milk.So i end up making my own butter,ghee(clarified butter) at home by collecting the cream.
If you want to learn yogurt-making in person or need a tutorial email me [email protected]