Anyway, I have also been doing a little kitchen experimenting; fermenting and playing around with cultures. It's really fascinating.
On my old post there is a recipe on how to make yogurt (from cow's milk), but I have been playing around with alternatives to dairy and here goes.
Raw Coconut Yogurt
Ingredients:
3 fresh young coconuts (with the water)
1 sachet probiotic (anything with live bacteria of any lactobacillus acidophilus, lactobacillus bulgaricus, Streptococcus thermophillus, and lactobacillus bifidus)
You will need sterilised glass jars or a glass tumbler to ferment the coconut cream.
How to:
Sterilise all equipmens either by boiling them or by rinsing them in vinegar.
I washed them with soap and water and then spray them with vinegar and wiped with fresh kitchen roll.
Open and clean the coconut, strain and save the water. You will need the water from 2 coconuts, with the rest, you can either make it into a coconut water probiotic drink or drink it as- is.
Scrape the coconut flesh, make sure you discard the impurities like the shell and hair. A little brown bit is ok.
In a good blender, blend all coconut flesh and the water from 2 coconuts until smooth and creamy. When it has reached the desired consistency, add the probiotic and blend for 30 more seconds.
Transfer to a glass jar, make sure to fill only half way because it will bubble up and rise. Cover with towel or kitchen roll and secure it with rubber bands.
Keep in a warm dark corner of the kitchen, I put it in my oven (switched off), overnight (12-24 hours).
Close with a lid and keep in the fridge afterwards and enjoy.
