Greek-styled yogurt (or) Thick & Creamy yogurt

Most of us would be definitely wondering why the home-made yogurt would never turn out to be as thick & creamy as the store bought ones. The reason why the store bought yogurts are rich and thick is because the manufacturers add gelatin and other thickening agents which is not very healthy.

Ok, so what can we do to get thick yet low fat yogurt ? the answer is greek-styled yogurt. You also get those in stores.

Now, all you need to make a greek-styled yogurt is a Cheese cloth! and a bowl and your home-made lowfat yogurt.(You can get cheese cloth at walmart/target/kmart/ hardware store/fabric store. )

First set the cheese cloth on top of the bowl and tie is around with a string. Makesure you have enough space to hold the yogurt & that it doesnt overflow. Also make sure the bowl is tall enough to hold the water filtered from the yogurt. Gently cover the top of the bowl (covered with cheese cloth), with a cling paper. Let the cheese get set & drain all its water in the bowl, in your refrigerator overnight. This water drained from yogurt is called "whey" and is high in nutrients. So do not pour it. You can use it just instead of vegetable stock to make soups & gravies.

In the morning you will have thick rich Greek style yogurt. Serve it up or spoon it into a container and store it in the fridge.

If you havent tried your Greek yogurt with walnuts and honey or a cinnamon and nutmeg you have definitely missed  something in your life for sure!!! My all time favourite is to just set the greek styled yogurt in a cylindrical (reusable) container and scoop it out ; sprinkle with simple unrefined cane sugar or top it with butterscotch for a rich & healthy dessert/snack. Pls try it out and let me know your comments . Thanks for reading.