Bhapa Doi or Steamed Yoghurt

Bhapa  doi is a traditional Bengali sweet dish. Bhapa means steam and doi means curd. In short a curd base dessert prepared in steam.

Bengalis are a great food lovers. They love their food a lot. They are very particular about the food they eat and the ingredients they pick.

Bengalis have a very good sweet tooth. They love sweets a lot. Rasagolla, kala kand, chum chum, ras malai, sandesh and many more. Bhapa doi is one among them. It is nothing but a steamed yoghurt pudding. It is having a cooling effect on body and its healthy too. One can say it is a summer dessert.

It is very easy, quick and simple dish. It will take only half an hour to be ready and few ingredients. One can add  any flavour to it like mango or strawberry or anything.

Here is my recipe..

Milk - 1 cup
Curd - 1 cup
Milkmaid- 1 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
Chopped nuts and raisins- 1 tbsp
Ghee to grease the mould.

In a pressure cooker put a stand , add water upto the stand level and let it boil in simmer.

In a mixing bowl add milk and curd and Mix properly. It should be properly mixed. One can mix with the help of a beater or blender. Now add milkmaid and mix again. The sweetness of milkman is sufficient to make the dish sweet.  No need to add sugar. The mixture should be very smooth. Add cardamom powder and chopped nuts and raisins.

Grease a mould properly and pour the mixture. Put that in the pressure cooker and close the lid. Keep it in high flame  upto the first whistle. Then lower the flame and cook abt 15 minutes. After 15 minutes switch off the gas and allow it to cool down.

After cool down open the cover and insert a knife if it comes out clean then it done. Keep in the fridge to set. Serve cold with sauce of your choice.