9 interesting things you can do with curdled milk | The Times of India (2024)

Our atmosphere is surrounded by good & bad both bacterias and when they hit our food, all we get is spoiled food. Milk is one such ingredient that’s easily susceptible to bacteria infestation. When the bad bacteria hits milk, we get curdled milk or ‘phata hua dudh’, which is often regarded as useless. You might think of it as a kitchen disaster, but we believe nothing is useless in the kitchen. Here are some of the interesting ways in which you can use this curdled milk. (Images: istock)

If you have got some curdled or sour milk in your kitchen, use it to replace the yoghurt, sour cream or even butter in your recipe. With this curdled milk, you can make bread, pancake and even delicious cakes.

If you have dry & flaky skin, apply a generous quantity of curdled milk on your face and massage well. Leave it on for 10-15 minutes and wash it off, and see your face become firm, smooth and bright. Don’t believe us? Try this yourself and see the change.

This might come as a shock but sour milk is rich in calcium and when you throw it (mixed with water) in the garden beds, it helps the plants in growing. Particularly, this solution can help the tomato plants.

This is the easiest solution of using curdled milk. Cook the curdled milk on a medium flame for a few minutes until the whey is separated. Then, turn off the flame and gather the cheese in a muslin cloth and tie it tightly to remove the extra whey from it.

You can also use curdled milk to make yoghurt. For the same, let the sour milk boil and add 1-2 tbsp of curd in it. Mix well and keep aside in a warm place to get a thick yoghurt.

To make your chicken/fish taste delicious, you can mix sour milk in the marinade in place of buttermilk or yoghurt. Also, you can soak them in curdled milk for better taste.

Love salads? Here is an option to make it taste more delicious. Instead of sour cream or yoghurt, add this curdled milk in the dressing and pour over the salad. Enjoy!

Well, curdled milk can be the absolute game-changer when it comes to scrambled eggs. Before adding the beaten eggs to the pan, beat them again with some sour milk and then cook. You will get creamier scrambled eggs with a great texture that you can enjoy with toast.

If you are worried about the smell, don’t! When curdled milk is mixed with fruits and other ingredients, the foul smell goes away and you get a creamy fruit smoothie.