Vegan Peanut Curd 101: All your Questions Answered!

1. How to make peanut curd at home?

Check out this post, Creamy Peanut Curd!

2. Can I use peanuts with other ingredients to make curd?

Yes, sure, you can! Try Peanut-Cashew Curd and Peanut-Rice Curd.

3. My peanut curd smells horrible! How to resolve this?

Follow the instructions in this post to make creamy peanut milk with a neutral flavor profile. Use this peanut milk to make your curd!

4. My peanut curd never sets properly! Any tips? 

Here are some tips for next time:

• Use a fresh, new packet of peanuts. 
• Follow the instructions as exactly given in the blog. 
• Use a high-quality vegan starter liquid/curd to set the curd. 

5. My peanut curd tastes bland! How to make it sourish?

• To make peanut curd with a sourish tang, use any one of these starters:
• Cooked rice/poha water starter
• Dalia starter
• Fermented coconut water starter

Alternatively, add a few drops of lemon juice to your curd while eating.

6. How to use peanut curd?

You can use peanut curd as an alternative to dairy curd in any savory preparation. Use it to make raita, kadhi, chaach, avial, dahi aloo, mor kozhambu, vegan mayonnaise, dahi chutney, rava idli, curd rice, dahi bhalle, gravies, marinades, chat, dahi poori… The options are endless 🙂 

I don’t use peanut curd in sweet preparations but some people do. 

7. What can I do with my peanut curd experiments that don’t turn out well? I hate to waste stuff.

Even if your peanut curd doesn’t set well, it can still be used to make kadhi or vegetable gravies. 

However, if it has an unpleasant smell and/or a weird/slimy texture,  then it is spoiled. Just throw it away! 

Hope this post was helpful 🙂 

Let me know if you have any other questions! 

I also run a Free WhatsApp group named Vegan Dahi (Curd) and Jaman (Starter), where I teach you how to make different kinds of vegan curd starter and curd. Comment to join!