Sunday Special Recipe : Make ‘Bhapa Doi’, Most Famous Authentic Dish of Kolkata

Bhapa Doi, which translates to steamed yoghurt, is a homemade rendition of Bengali mishti doi. Making authentic mishti doi at home is a challenge. It never sets the way you want it to. But Bhapa Doi is easy to make and quite close to the sweet, creamy mishti doi served in earthen pots in West Bengal’s sweet shops. It is so easy, in fact, that you can make Bhapa Doi with simple ingredients that are commonly found in every kitchen.

Ingredients for Bhapa Doi (Steam Yogurt) –
500 ml thick curd
200 ml condensed milk
1 tsp Kevda Essence

Bhapa Doi Recipe –
Tied in a muslin cloth, hang the yogurt for at least an hour.  Squeeze out any water that might remain. Whisk the curd thoroughly in a mixing bowl. Use an electric hand mixer if necessary. Add the condensed milk and blend well to incorporate thoroughly. The amount of condensed milk could be adjusted according to the sweetness of curd being used or personal preference. Now slowly add Kevda Essence to it, take small bowls, apply some ghee to it. Now add yogurt mixture and cover with the aluminum foil.

Put water in a pan and place a stand in it and place bowls on top of it. Cover the lid and cook in steam for 20 minutes. Take out the bowls and keep them to cool down or you can keep them in freeze too. When it cools, take it out in a plate and put cherries on top and serve it. You can also garnish it with Pistachios, Almonds, Cashews and Saffron.