Bhapa Doi (Bengali Cheese Cake)

Bhapa Doi is a dessert consisting mainly of yogurt/curd and condensed milk (and milk). It reminds me of Haldiram's sweets.

Ingredients:
Yogurt/Doi - 150 g
Sweetened condensed milk - 150 g
Green cardamom seeds - from 4 cardamom
Milk - 2 tbsp.
Saffron - 5 to 6 strands
Nuts and raisins - to garnish

Method (My style of preparation):
Take 400 g of yogurt and remove the whey water by using a coarse woven cheesecloth for 2-3 hours.
After the removal of whey water, beat the curd in a blender (the thick curd measurement was 150 g).
Mix the curd along with the same quantity of condensed milk.
Then add cardamom seeds and mix well.
Pour into the ramekins or any other oven-proof dish.
Garnish with nuts or raisins.
Soak the saffron in warm milk and keep aside.
Pre-heat the oven in 190C.
Place the ramekins on a baking tray.
In a baking tray, pour hot water halfway up the dish.
Carefully place them in the oven.
Bake for 10 minutes. After that, pour the saffron-coated milk in each ramekin.
Bake for another 10 minutes or until the tester comes clean.
Let the dishes cool.
Then chill the desserts overnight and consume the next day immediately.



Sent off to "Flavours of Bengal" hosted by Priya and started by Nayna.

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