DEVARAJA, H.C., B. Tech (D. Tech)2019-07-052019-07-052005http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810112216India has emerged as the largest milk producer in the world. The annual milk production in India is estimated to be 91.1 million tons (Narang, 2004). About 45-50 % of the total milk produced is converted into varieties of traditional milk products using processes such as heat and acid coagulation, heat desiccation and fermentation. The market for Indian traditional products is estimated to be more than Rs. 6,500 crores (Patil, 2004). Since time immemorial traditional dairy products played a significant role in the economic, social, religious and nutritional well being of our peopleThesis