Right now, Iโm sipping on a cup of masala chai made with store-bought soy milk and thinking how much the vegan scene in India has changed over the past few years! When I went vegan in 2014, dairy alternatives weren’t so readily available in the market as they are today. While Iโm personally not much into using store-bought dairy alternatives, I do acknowledge these ready-to-use products have made the lives of vegans in India a lot more convenient. And the best thing? Packaged soy milk (sometimes called “soy beverage” on the carton) yields such lovely curd ๐
Of course, I am sure the incredible creaminess is pretty much due to the emulsifiers added to these milks, but hey, if we can make such creamy, tasty soy curd so conveniently, then why not?!
Time Taken: 15 minutes + setting time
Yields: Approx. 450 ml
Ingredients:
- 500 ml So Good/Sofit plain soy milk
- 1 level tablespoon starter curd/liquid
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- Bring the milk to a boil while stirring continuously. Lower the heat and simmer for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the stove.
- Beat the milk with a whisk or a spoon until it cools down a bit. This step is important for getting incredibly creamy curd.
- Once it is just slightly warmโyou should be able to dip a finger comfortablyโmix in the starter curd/ starter liquid and stir.
- Keep aside to set for as long as you would for dairy curd according to the climatic conditions in your region. Setting time would vary from 5-7 hours in summer to 10-12 hours in winter.
Also see: 5+ Types of Homemade Vegan Curd
Seems to be a blessing for lazy vegans like me who abstain from making vegan milk at home and thus miss out delicacies like vegan curd.
Great going Namrata ๐ keep it up!
Thank you, Dr. Gargi ๐
Thanks for sharing this, Namrata. I’m sure you have put to rest the doubts of many on this score!
Go, girl! You rock.
Thank you so much, Chitra ๐
Is it possible to do without adding 1 tsp of curd as my son is allergic to milk products but can take soya milk .how to make soya curd
Hi Charan, when I said “starter curd,” I meant vegan curd only. I don’t recommend any dairy products on this blog.
If you don’t have any vegan curd to use as starter, simply click on the green link in the blog that says “starter liquid” and you will be taken to a post with DIY vegan curd starters. Hope this helps.
Let me know if you have any other questions ๐
Thank you
Tried curd recipe shared by curd queeen and as always it was successful. she is really helpful and blessed soul
Thank you ๐
So happy to know it was successful!
Thank you for this wonderful, almost visual and high vibe recipe Namrata โค๏ธ I tried this recipe with Sofit soya milk and made dahi. It was amazing ๐ More power to you ๐ค
Yay ๐
So happy to know you made this and it turned out well!
Hey, Namrata ๐… thank you for sharing this… am so happy๐ that I could make this vegan curd properly as since I become vegan…I missed๐ delicious food๐๐ฎ๐ฒ made using curd.
Now I am happy-go-lucky to make and enjoy yummy๐๐ recipes using curd…. no missing of dairy curd…
Thank you once again ๐๐
Yess! I know that feeling, I missed raita, lassi, kadhi, etc. so much after going vegan and before learning how to make vegan curd.
I’m happy you can enjoy your favourite curd – based dishes once again ๐
Store bought soy milk curd made at home… thanks Namrata..
Looks so good ๐
Thank you for sharing your feedback!