Bhapa Doi Cake / Steamed Yogurt Pudding
This Bhapa Doi Cake is a Bengali dessert, and it is soft, creamy, rich, smooth, melt-in-the-mouth, and flavored with cardamom. It is made with only four ingredients and tastes amazingly delicious!
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Ingredients
- 1½ cups (360g) hung yogurt or Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup (60ml) heavy or whipping cream (optional)
- ¾ cup (230g) sweetened condensed milk (or add as required)
- ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder
- 8-10 pistachios finely chopped (optional)
Instructions
Preparations
- Lightly grease a 6-inch round cake pan with non-stick oil spray or melted butter, and line it with parchment paper.
- Prepare a steamer or a large pot with a lid for steaming the Bhapa Doi Cake. Put a metal ring or trivet in the center of the pot or steamer and pour 3 to 4 cups of water. On medium to high heat, bring water to a boil.
Making The Yogurt Mixture
- Add hung yogurt to a mixing bowl and whisk until the yogurt is smooth and lump-free.
- Then, add sweetened condensed milk, cream, and ground cardamom. Whisk well until everything is combined and the mixture is smooth without any lumps.
- Taste the mixture and add more condensed milk if required. If you skip adding the cream, add a little less condensed milk.
Steaming The Bhapa Doi Cake
- Pour the yogurt mixture into the prepared pan and cover it with aluminum foil. Place the pan in the steamer and cover the steamer with the lid.
- Steam it for 20-24 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove the pan from the steamer and remove the aluminum foil.
Chilling and Serving the Cake
- Let the Bhapa Doi Cake come to room temperature, and then chill it in the fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Remove the cake by running the sharp knife through the edges of the pan and flipping it on the plate.
- Top the cake with chopped pistachios and slice it as you desire.
Notes
- Yogurt: It is essential to use thick yogurt for the creamy and rich Bhapa Doi Cake. So, use hung yogurt for this recipe or store-bought Greek yogurt for convenience. If using plain yogurt as it is, Bhapa Doi will not set, and it will still be liquid after baking.
- Heavy or Whipping Cream: It makes the dessert rich, creamy, and luscious. However, you can skip the cream or use light or half-and-half cream instead of whipping cream.
- Condensed Milk: Condensed milk makes the yogurt mixture sweet and thicker. The amount of condensed milk will vary depending on how tangy the yogurt is and how sweet you prefer your dessert. So initially add ¾ cup of condensed milk, and after mixing everything, taste, and add more as needed.
- Pistachios: You can garnish the Bhapa Doi cake with your choice of nuts or skip it.
Nutrition (Approximate Values)
Calories : 146kcalCarbohydrates : 18gProtein : 7gFat : 5gSaturated Fat : 3gPolyunsaturated Fat : 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat : 1gTrans Fat : 0.003gCholesterol : 21mgSodium : 55mgPotassium : 178mgFiber : 0.02gSugar : 17gVitamin A : 189IUVitamin C : 1mgCalcium : 137mgIron : 0.1mg
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