Bhapa Doi
Bhapa doi is a tasty Bengali dessert made with just 3 main ingredients yogurt, sweetner and cardamom to flavor.
Servings 5 People
Calories 189kcal
Ingredients
- 400 grams yogurt / homemade curs set from ½ litre milk
- 200 grams condensed milk
- ½ teaspoon cardamom powder
Optional Add on’s
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 pinch saffron strands
- ½ tablespoon almonds chopped
- ½ tablespoon pistachios chopped
- Ghee to grease the bowl/tin
Instructions
Preparations
- Soak 1 pinch of saffron in a ¼ cup warm milk .
- Chop pistachios , almonds and set aside.
To make hung curd ( skip these steps, if using Greek yogurt)
- Place a strainer over a deep bowl. Then line a muslin cheesecloth or kitchen cotton towel on the strainer.
- Pour the fresh curd (yogurt) over the muslin cloth . Use fresh curd and not the one which is sour.
- Bring all the edges of the muslin together and tie one edge tightly around the rest.
- Gently press , you can see the whey dripping , Refrigerate for 2 hours , let the whey drips off.
- Now hung the muslin cloth for 1.5 to 2 hours . So that whey water drips off completely and collects inside the bowl.
To make Bhapa doi
- Into a mixing bowl , add hung curd approximately about 1 cup ( or plain Greek yogurt ) .
- Add saffron milk and condensed milk . Alternatively ,instead of condensed milk you can use reduced milk ( ½ litre milk reduced to 250ml ) and 4-5 tablespoon of sugar ( as required) .
- Now add in freshly pound green cardamom powder.
- Whisk well, until it is smooth and has a pourable consistency.
- Grease bowl / tin with ghee and pour the yogurt mix into a bowl. You can use either a small serving bowls or 1 large bowl as per your choice.
- Sprinkle some chopped nuts and saffron on top , optional.
- Cover the bowl with a lid (or plate ) or foil , so that steamed vapour doesn’t fall back into the yogurt mix.
For steaming
- Place water in a steamer and bring to boil .
- Place the covered bowl into the steamer.
- Steam on medium heat for 20 minutes , giving 2 minutes extra standing time.
- Remove from the steamer and set aside to cool down.
- When it cools down completely , refrigerate for minimum 2 hours .
- After 2 hours in refrigerator, slightly shake the bowl to loosen bhap doi from bowl.
- Demould it on a plate , garnish with nuts if required , cut into slice and serve.
- If using small ramekin bowls , then you can serve directly in bowls without demoulding .
- Tastes best when served chilled.
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Nutrition
Calories: 189kcal