One of the most versatile man made food products, cottage cheese is gaining popularity among the health conscious. It can be transformed into numerous recipes including desserts, curries, bread, cakes and what not, giving a peculiar creamy texture to the cooked dish.
Composition: It is the by-product of milk, pure and most natural food product with no additives in it. Milk is curdled using an acidic culture, the resultant product is a mild flavored, non acidic and a creamy consistency solid. These are not aged or processes like other commercial cheeses, and cannot be stored for long for the same reason.
Health Benefits;
High levels of protein make it a prudent diet for kids, pregnant women and body builders.
It is low in fat and calories.
Good for building strong bones in growing kids due to high calcium.
It is low in carbohydrates.
Low sodium in it a good choice for people with high blood pressure and heart ailments.
It is easily digested.
Prudent way to use;
Use skimmed milk to make it.
Best way is to consume it in its pure form.
Sprinkle the crumbled cheese on salads and raitas.
Mix it with any seasonal fresh fruit and add a tsp of sugar for a great dessert.
Lasagna, cheesecake and other baked goodies made with cottage cheese are a delicacy.
Veggie dips made with adding herbs in cottage cheese are good any steamed or baked vegetables.
Spread the fresh cottage cheese on a toast for a quick and healthy breakfast.
Mashed potato with cottage cheese can be fun recipe for kids.
How to make;
Ingredients;
1 litre skimmed milk
1 tsp of lemon juice or 3-4 tsp of sour curd
Method:
Boil the milk in a vessel and add the juice of lemon or curds in the boiling milk. I normally use curd to make cottage cheese, as I get much softer variety.
Keep boiling till the whey separates.
Take a muslin cloth and put it over another big vessel covering the mouth of it. Pour the whole mixture in the muslin cloth and drain the whey.
Let the liquid fully drain from the curdled milk. Fresh cottage cheese is ready for use.
Tie the cloth and press it with a heavy weight, if you wish to make chunks of the cottage cheese.
A Quick and Healthy Dessert Recipe
Ingredients;
1 cup of Fresh Cottage cheese
1/4 cup of powder sugar
A pinch of Saffron
1/2 tsp of Cardamom powder
Method:
Take a flat vessel and crumble the freshly made cottage cheese. Add rest of the ingredients.
Mix in thoroughly using light strokes.
Clean and wipe a mould, I used my mould for making ice cubes. Take a small amount of the prepared mix and put it in the moulds. Press it lightly.
Refrigerate for 3-4 hours before serving.
A refreshing and delicious healthy dessert is ready to savor for any time.
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