Bhapa Doi – Baked Yogurt

by Shaheen Ali

Every Bengali knows how it feels to have a bowl of Bhapa Doi after every meal…. bliss! No Bong meal is complete without a sweet or a dessert in the end. West Bengal is famous for its sweet delicacies… among various authentic sweet preparation, one very famous and absolutely delectable dessert is Bhapa Doi or Baked/ Steamed Yogurt.


Hung curd blended with milk and condensed milk is either baked in the oven or steamed on the stove top is a must have sweet dish in Bengali weddings. I first got the chance to taste this amazing dessert in Kolkata. People often get confused with Bhapa Doi and Mishti Doi, may be because both are so finely set the sometimes it gets difficult to make a difference.

Bhapa Doi can be flavored with either cardamom, saffron or any fruit like strawberry, berry, pomegranate or even rose. It totally depends on one’s choice. I personally like to keep my bhapa doi simple, hence i only add cardamom powder and later garnish it with any fruit or chopped nuts.

The dessert requires three basic ingredients and is easy to prepare. The baking time though varies from oven to oven. Later refrigerated and served chilled!

Let us quickly check out the easy recipe of Bhapa Doi …

Print Recipe
BHAPA DOI | BAKED YOGURT
Course dessert
Cuisine bengali
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings
cup
Ingredients
Course dessert
Cuisine bengali
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings
cup
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. In a large pan whisk hung curd and condensed milk together with a electric hand blender till smooth and creamy.
  2. Add milk slowly and whisk again till you see the froth appearing.
  3. Add cardamom powder and handful of raisins and give a quick stir again.
  4. Pre heat the oven at 180 degree C and meanwhile take 6 ramekins or earthen ware or any oven safe bowl in which you want to bake the curd. You can also bake it in a large baking tray and later cut into pieces.
  5. Pour in the curd mix into the ramekins till the rim.
  6. 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.
  7. Place the tray in the oven and bake for 40-45 mins or till the tooth pick inserted comes out clean. The baking tie may vary from oven to oven.
  8. Take out the tray and let it cool. Once the ramekins are cool completely, garnish with chopped pistachios, strawberries or any fruit or nuts.
  9. Refrigerate the bhapa doi for minimum 2 hours before use.
  10. Serve Chilled!
Recipe Notes

Notes :

1. The best option for making Bhapa Doi is Greek Yogurt. But if in case you don't have it, just use hung curd. For making hung curd, take 2 cups of regular curd in a muslin cloth and hand it to a tap etc to strain water. Leave the hung curd for 1-2 hrs to strain properly. This way you will get thick curd which is ideal for making Bhapa Doi.

2. Always use full cream milk in the recipe. 

3. The amount of condensed milk used can be regulated as per the sweetness required.

4. Whisk the ingredients well, there should not be any lumps left. 

5. There are two basic methods of making Bhapa Doi, if you don't have an oven, then you can steam it like a dhokla or idli in a steamer. 

6. Bhapa Doi can be flavored with various fruits like starwberry, berries, pomegranate or mango etc.

7. You can garnish the dessert with various chopped nuts or fruits or even top it with saffron.

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Love : Shaheen!

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