Yoghurt is an important food item used all over the world and in India. It is almost indispensable in meals almost all over India. Curd rice made by mixing yoghurt with rice is considered one of the most healthy and tasty dishes. It also finds use as dessert in various forms.
Yogurt, yoghurt, or yoghourt is a food produced by bacterial fermentation of milk. The bacteria used to make yogurt are known as “yogurt cultures”. Fermentation of lactose by these bacteria produces lactic acid, which acts on milk protein to give yogurt its texture and characteristic tang. Cow’s milk, is the milk most commonly used to make yogurt. Milk from water buffalo, goats, ewes, mares, camels, and yaks is also used to produce yogurt where available locally. Yogurt is produced using a culture of Lactobacillus delbrueckii (subsp. Bulgaricus) and Streptococcus thermophilus bacteria. In addition, other lactobacilli and bifidobacteria are also....
