Yoghurt

Used in 8 recipes on RecipeWiki.

Yoghurt, as used here, is plain, full-fat natural yoghurt: thick, creamy and tangy, with no added sugar. This page covers both the yoghurt and yogurt spellings. In Indian cooking, it marinates the chicken for Chicken Tikka Masala, where its acidity tenderises the meat, and it is cooked into the sauce of Lamb Rogan Josh. It also softens doughs for Garlic Naan and Skillet Flatbreads, and is spooned cold over Mujaddara. Use full-fat yoghurt in hot sauces, because low-fat versions curdle more easily. Add it gradually off the heat, a spoonful at a time, before returning the pan to a gentle simmer.

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Recipes with yoghurt

Butter Chicken shot from directly overhead, a true flat lay

Butter Chicken

Tandoori-marinated chicken grilled hard, then finished in a sieved tomato and butter gravy emulsified off the heat so it stays satin rather than splitting.

5 hr 50 minServes 4

ChickenCurriesDinner

Chicken Korma shot from directly overhead, a true flat lay

Chicken Korma

Bone-in chicken braised slowly in yogurt over deeply fried onions and cashew cream, pale and savoury rather than sweet, with no tomato and no sugar.

1 hr 55 minServes 4

ChickenCurriesDinner

Chicken Tikka Masala — shot from directly overhead: yogurt-marinated chicken charred hard under a grill

Chicken Tikka Masala

Yogurt-marinated chicken charred hard under a grill, then finished in a spiced tomato and cream sauce that only works if the char goes in with it.

ChickenCurriesDinner

Garlic Naan — shot from directly overhead, the table surface filling the frame

Garlic Naan

A yoghurt-enriched yeasted dough cooked in a screaming hot pan and blistered under the grill, which stands in for a tandoor.

2 hr 10 minServes 4

BreadIndianVegetarian

Lamb Rogan Josh — shot from directly overhead: lamb shoulder browned hard then cooked for two hours in yogurt and Kashmiri chilli

Lamb Rogan Josh

Lamb shoulder browned hard then cooked for two hours in yogurt and Kashmiri chilli, until the sauce is red, glossy and clinging rather than soupy.

2 hr 40 minServes 6

CurriesDinnerIndian

Mujaddara — shot from directly overhead: lentils and rice cooked in one pot under a mound of onions fried well past golden

Mujaddara

Lentils and rice cooked in one pot under a mound of onions fried well past golden, which is where the whole flavour comes from.

1 hr 25 minServes 4

LebaneseMain coursesVegetarian

Skillet Flatbreads — shot from directly overhead: soft stovetop flatbreads cooked in a dry pan in about two minutes each

Skillet Flatbreads

Soft stovetop flatbreads cooked in a dry pan in about two minutes each, ready in the time a pot of dal takes to simmer down.

BakingBreadVegetarian

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Waldorf Salad — shot from directly overhead, the table surface filling the frame

Waldorf Salad

Apple, celery and walnuts in a lemon-slackened mayonnaise, kept crisp and served cold on a leaf of lettuce.

15 minutesAmericanNo-cook