Bhapa Doi (Bengali Steamed Sweet Yogurt)
Bengali signature dessert — hung curd + condensed milk + warm milk + cardamom whisked together, poured into mold and STEAMED until set. Topped with pistachios. Bhapa = "steamed" in Bengali. Creamy, mildly sweet.
Ingredients
- hung curd — 0.5 cup (whole)
- strawberries (optional) (chopped)
- pistachios — 4 tbsp (chopped)
- Condensed Milk — 400 g (whole)
- raisins (optional) (chopped)
- Cardamom Powder — 1 tsp (ground)
- Milk — 1 cup (whole)
Method
- To begin with Bhapa Doi, firstly in a large pan whisk hung curd and condensed milk together with an electric hand blender till it is smooth and creamy.Add milk slowly and whisk again till you see the froth appearing.
- You can also bake it in a large baking tray and later cut into pieces.Pour in the curd mix into the ramekins till the rim.In a baking tray or a drip tray of the oven, place the filled ramekins and pour water in the tray till the ramekins are half immersed.
- The baking tie may vary from oven to oven.Take out the tray and let it cool.
- Once the ramekins are cool completely, garnish with chopped pistachios, strawberries or any fruit or nuts.Refrigerate the Bhapa Doi for minimum 2 hours before use and serve it chilled.
Common questions
- How many calories in one plate of Bhapa Doi (Bengali Steamed Sweet Yogurt)?
- 151 kcal per plate.
- How much cooking time?
- 55 min — 10 min prep, 45 min cooking.