Bhappa Doi
Classic Bengali Sweet - Bhappa Doi - Steamed Yogurt. Flavored with exotic saffron, cardamom & a hint of citrus! Mmmmm.... Rich, creamy & delicious!
Ingredients
- 400 Milliliter 1 tin Condensed milk
- 200 Milliliter Milk; divided
- 200 Milliliter Curd/Yogurt
- 2 Pinches Saffron
- 1 Cardamom Pod; husked seeded and seeds crushed to powder.
- 2 Lime/Lemon
Garnish
- Fresh Fruits of your choice
- Sliced Almonds/Pistachios
- Mint Leaves
Required Equipment
- Big Bowl
- Whisk
- Small Bowls 2
- Peeler
- Mortar & Pestle
- Ramekins/Bowls
- Aluminum Foil
- Ladle
Instructions
- In a small bowl, add 2 tablespoon milk and soak the saffron threads and let it rest till it is ready to use.
- Using a peeler, peel the limes/lemons and crush the peels gently with your hands.
- Add the crushed the peels to the rest of the milk and let the citrus flavor infuse into the milk for about 10-15 minutes.
- In a large bowl, whisk the yogurt till there are no lumps.
- Remove the lime peels from the milk..
- Add the condensed milk, lemon/lime infused milk, saffron and cardamom powder to the yogurt and mix well.
- Boil water in the steamer.
- Pour the yogurt mix into the serving bowls, close tightly with aluminum foil. (This is crucial since you do not want any steam entering the pudding.)
- Place inside the steamer and steam on medium high for 15 minutes and then on low medium for another 15-20 minutes.
- Remove from steamer, cool and then refrigerate till ready to serve.
Garnish & Serve
- Before serving, garnish with fruits, sliced almonds or crushed pistachios and mint leaves..
Notes
1. Since we are doing a cold infusion of lemon flavors, the lemon flavor will be very subtle and not overpowering.[br]2. You can make this as individual servings or as one big pudding, to be cut and served. Note that the pudding is not very stiff, so when you cut a piece from the big one, you might squish it and it might not retain it's shape. Instead you can make individual servings. If you have corning ware ramekins you can use them. Or any other small bowl should work.[br]3. Considering an individual serving size of half a cup, this recipe serves 6 to 7 people.[br]4. Cook time given in the recipe is the time required for one batch of the pudding. If your steamer cannot hold all the individual bowls, you will have to do this in batches. Calculate the cook time accordingly.