Dairy Products

As the name suggests, this cheese has a soft creamy texture with a high fat content. Cream cheese is essentially made from un-skimmed cow milk and enriched with cream. It is an American favorite and considered by many as an American invention. Cream cheese is regarded as a fresh cheese, but must be consumed shortly after it is opened as it has a s...

Named after the village from it originated, cheddar cheese is hard and natural cheese made from cows milk. Its texture and colour, however, depends on the processing the cheese undergoes. It usually ranges from mild to sharp flavor varying from natural white to pumpkin orange in colour. When too young, it has a smoother texture. It gets crumbly as...

Cream is made out of milk and is a dairy product. Cream is usually yellowish white in color. However cream from goat's or cow's milk is usually white in color. It is nothing but the milk fat that accumulates if milk is allowed to sit undisturbed for a while. Processed and packaged cream may have thickening agents like sodium bicarbonate, gelatine, ...

Made from curdling milk and straining the whey. Cottage cheese can be eaten raw or cooked. It has a moist texture. Store it in the cold part of the refrigerator for about 5-7 days. It is rich in calcium. Usage In India, it is a very common ingredient in recipes like matter paneer, paneer butter masala, palak paneer etc. It is also used to ma...

It is a milk product extracted from cow's milk. It is usually sweet and sticky and thick in texture. The process in making condensed milk involves removing the water content from milk and the addition of sugar. It is also called sweetened condensed milk for its sugary flavor. The milk is yellow in colour. The milk is very thick which can be cann...

Clarified butter is produced by melting butter and allowing milk solid and water to separate from the butter fat. It is called ghee in India and is used extensively as an alternative to butter. Though the preparation of ghee is slightly different in different countries, one could say that clarified butter is in fact ghee. Usage It is used in...