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Dairy-Free Milk and Curd

Plant-based and dairy-free, peanut milk and curd are great vegan alternatives to their dairy counterparts. You can use peanut milk just as you would use dairy milk, and the curd/yoghurt can be used to prepare vegan raita, kadhi, etc.

The recipes are easy to make; let me show you how.

Cook Time

Ingredients

• 100 grams raw peanuts
• 12 fresh green chilli tops: pedicel (stem) and calyx (base of stem with modified leaves)
• 500 ml water

Instructions

1. Soak the peanuts in fresh water for 8 hours. Afterward the soaking period, rinse the peanuts, retaining the soaking water.
2. Blend the peanuts with the soaking water until fine and smooth. Then strain out the milk through a fine sieve and discard the residue.
3. Heat the milk until it comes to a boil. Remove from heat and allow to cool down until just lukewarm. The peanut milk is now ready to use.
4. To prepare the curd, transfer the milk to another bowl and place the chilli tops carefully, spreading them evenly on the milk.
5. Cover the milk and leave it undisturbed for 10-12 hours or more until it sets.
6. The peanut curd is now ready to use.

Peanut Milk and Curd

© 2020 Rajan Singh Jolly

Comments

Rajan Singh Jolly (author) from From Mumbai, presently in Jalandhar, INDIA. on June 23, 2020:

Thanks Devika.

Devika Primic on June 23, 2020:

Your ideas of recipes are useful and interesting from all sides of it. Many recipes to try and many simple to try.

Rajan Singh Jolly (author) from From Mumbai, presently in Jalandhar, INDIA. on June 15, 2020:

Thank you, Pamela.

Rajan Singh Jolly (author) from From Mumbai, presently in Jalandhar, INDIA. on June 15, 2020:

Yes, peachy, the peanuts are raw. Thank you.

Rajan Singh Jolly (author) from From Mumbai, presently in Jalandhar, INDIA. on June 15, 2020:

Thank you, Peggy. Just started trying vegan milk.

Rajan Singh Jolly (author) from From Mumbai, presently in Jalandhar, INDIA. on June 15, 2020:

Thank you so much, Bill. Have a nice day.

Pamela Oglesby from Sunny Florida on June 13, 2020:

I have never had anything quite like this but it looks good and certainly worth trying. Thanks, Rajan.

peachy from Home Sweet Home on June 13, 2020:

are you using raw ground peanuts？

Peggy Woods from Houston, Texas on June 12, 2020:

I have enjoyed almond milk but never peanut. Thanks for these two recipes, the milk, and the curd. You certainly dine well at your home!

Bill Holland from Olympia, WA on June 12, 2020:

Very cool! Bev will love this. Thank you sir, and blessings to you always.