After boiling Yak and/or Cow milk, it is cooled down and centrifuged, removing all the cream (fat). The fat free milk is then boiled and mixed with lime and a small amount of salt for few hours until it coagulates. During this process, the lactose gets removed, leaving just the protein which makes it easily digestible. The thick paste (cake) is spread over hemp cloth and squeezed, extracting all the moisture, and then pressed by rocks. This process continues for almost two weeks where the cake turns into a solid Durkha cheese snack. The hardened Durkha is cut into different shape and sizes and smoked for four months to give it the flavor dogs love.