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Mishti Doi Recipe | Bengali Sweet Yogurt At Home | Curd Recipe
+The Best Mishti Doi Recipe: Mishti Doi, or Mithi Dahi, or sweet yogurt, is possibly the most popular and beloved sweet dish in Bengal, and arguably the state’s second most important culinary export after the roshogolla. Fans of this iconic Bengali dessert—fermented set yogurt sweetened with caramelized sugar—are found all over the subcontinent, including Bangladesh, and even further afield.
Mishti Doi is an essential part of a Bengali meal and is traditionally made for religious and festive occasions like Durga Puja, Bengali New Year (Pohela Baisakh), and weddings. In the Vedas, curd or yogurt is described as the food of the gods, which may explain why it is an essential part of religious rituals. Plus, this easy Mishti Doi recipe, chilled, is a delicious way to beat the heat and is a perfect thirst-quencher in a hot and humid climate.
Despite its immense popularity, Mishti Doi is rarely prepared at home, possibly because it is widely available in practically every mithai shop in every neighbourhood in Bengal. Also, it takes planning and you need to make it at least a day in advance before you can eat it.
Although the misti doi recipe requires only three ingredients, and even though the process is fairly simple and hassle-free, you need patience to make this scrumptious sweet – it has a waiting time of around 12 hours for the yogurt to set.
Follow our simple and easy Mishti Doi recipe at home to whip up this delicious yogurt. It calls for minimum prep and effort. Mishti Doi is a simple dessert made with simple ingredients, but the result is heavenly sweetness in a bowl. The rich, smooth, creamy goodness of Mishti Doi is addictive, and you simply can’t stop after one spoonful.
Sometimes date palm jaggery harvested in the winter (nolen gur) is the choice of sweetener, and this gives Mishti Doi a characteristic golden brown or reddish colour and smoky flavour.
The yogurt is traditionally set and fermented in an earthen, terracotta, or clay pot, which is said to absorb excessive moisture, giving Mishti Doi its typical dense, thick but soft and creamy texture. The pot is kept in a warm and dry place (kitchen cupboard, microwave oven) and at times swathed in cloth to ensure that the yogurt sets properly.
Mishti Doi can be prepared a day in advance and stays quite well in the refrigerator for a few days.
Add a pinch of ground cardamom or saffron for a delicate fragrance and flavour. For extra crunch, garnish with a handful of chopped almonds or pistachios, and a bit of grated jaggery (gur, unrefined sugar) or a dash of molasses.
Serve chilled Mishti Doi after a delicious meal of aloo dum, Bengali luchchi, and tomato onion cucumber raita.
Watch our Mishti Doi recipe video for tips on making Bangali Mishti Doi in a step by step tutorial. Tutorial. Get the Recipe for this classic Bengali Misti Doi with all ingredients, preparation time & cooking method right here.
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RECIPE
INGREDIENTS
1 liter milk, full-cream or whole milk, (about 4 cups)
12 tablespoons sugar, divided use
2 1⁄2 tablespoons yogurt, lightly beaten till smooth
COOKING METHOD
- Place a saucepan or kadhai on high heat. Pour in milk, stir, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium. Add 6 tablespoons sugar and stir vigorously to prevent milk from catching the bottom of the saucepan. Continue cooking, stirring often, till the milk has reduced to half its quantity. This should take about 30 minutes.
- Make the sugar syrup (caramel): Place a heavy saucepan over medium heat and add the remaining 6 tablespoons sugar and 2 tablespoons water. Once the sugar begins to melt, swirl the pan occasionally till the sugar melts completely and turns a deep caramel brown. Be careful not to let the sugar burn.
- Pour caramel into the reduced milk and continue to stir until it dissolves completely in the milk. Bring to a boil and continue stirring for about another 3 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside to cool till it is warm to the touch.
- Add yogurt and whisk lightly to mix. Transfer into 4 small earthen pots or kullads and let them rest overnight undisturbed. Keep slightly warm by placing kullads in a covered casserole dish or swathing in cloth.
- The morning after, refrigerate the set mishti doi. Serve chilled.
Variations: The sugar can be replaced entirely by nolen gur (date palm jaggery), a winter specialty that is unique to Bengal. Another variation is bhapa doi, which is a steamed yogurt, and also delicious.
Serves: 4
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: 47 minutes plus 8 to 12 hours unattended time for mishti doi to set
HIDE RECIPE - Place a saucepan or kadhai on high heat. Pour in milk, stir, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium. Add 6 tablespoons sugar and stir vigorously to prevent milk from catching the bottom of the saucepan. Continue cooking, stirring often, till the milk has reduced to half its quantity. This should take about 30 minutes.
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