Home-made sour cream
Plain thick sour cream, or a spicy garlic and coriander dip. Makes 1 cup
Draining yogurt on muslin over a thick towel turns it into a thick, tangy sour cream. Use it plain, or stir in garlic, coriander and seasoning for a spicy dip. Serve the dip with crackers, tortilla chips or hard toast.
- Total time
- 75 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For plain sour cream
For spicy sour cream
Method
0/4 doneStep 1: For plain sour cream: spread 1 ⅛ lb plain yogurt on a piece of muslin and place it on top of a thick, folded towel.
Step 2: Leave it until all the water has soaked into the towel and the yogurt is thick, about 1 hour. Scrape it off the cloth into a bowl.
60 minStep 3: For spicy sour cream: mix ½ tsp garlic paste, 2 ⅛ tbsp fresh coriander, ½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp ground black pepper into the thick yogurt.
Step 4: Garnish with the rest of the chopped coriander (⅞ tbsp fresh coriander) and chill for 15 minutes. Serve with crackers, tortilla chips or hard toast.
15 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 80 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 6 g
- Fat
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
Badal Patel
Good to know
- How long does home-made sour cream take?
- About 75 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of plain yogurt?
- Sour cream or buttermilk, same amount.
- What can I use instead of garlic paste?
- 1 crushed garlic clove per ½ tsp.
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