Mishti Doi (মিষ্টি দই)

Name: Mishti Doi
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 6 h 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Bengali
Ingredients: 1 litre full-fat milk; 100g jaggery or sugar; 2 tbsp yogurt (as starter); A pinch of cardamom powder

Sweetened, caramelized yogurt set in earthen pots — a silky Bengali dessert with deep jaggery notes.

Cuisine: Bengali (West Bengal) · Style: Sweet · Protein: Veggies · Total time: 385 minutes · Difficulty: easy · Servings: 4 · Spice: 1/5

Ingredients

1 litre full-fat milk
100g jaggery or sugar
2 tbsp yogurt (as starter)
A pinch of cardamom powder

Steps

Boil milk and reduce to about 3/4 volume.
Melt jaggery separately and strain.
Mix jaggery into warm milk. Let it cool to lukewarm.
Whisk in yogurt starter and cardamom.
Pour into earthen pots or bowls.
Cover and set in a warm place for 6-8 hours.
Refrigerate until chilled. Serve cold.

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