Eating in China
Generated guide illustration of pale, finely crumbled dried milk curds in a bowl.

Dried milk curds

干奶渣(曲拉)Gān nǎizhā (qūlā)

Qula, also called chura, is a dried dairy curd used in Tibetan cooking. It is made by heating soured milk after butter has been removed, then draining and drying the curds.

Type
Dairy

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Small irregular milk-white to pale cream granules or fragments, with a dry, crumbly texture.

In the kitchen

Crumbled or ground and mixed into tsampa, or added to rice porridge.

Granule size, dryness and sourness vary. This is the dried curd ingredient, rather than milk powder or a sweetened dairy confection. Contains milk.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有干奶渣(曲拉)吗?

Does this dish contain Dried milk curds?

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