If you love this classic Indian dessert, you will love this Mishti doi recipe. You will need basic pantry ingredients to make this classic Bengali sweet. Prepared with simple and healthier ingredients like milk, curd culture and palm jaggery. The use of Palm jaggery in this Mishti Doi Recipe gives the dessert a beautiful caramel color.
Traditionally, the Mishti Doi is served in earthen bowls or pans. The porous walls of the earthern bowls absorbs the moisture from the doi, making the mishti doi thick and creamy. The use of jaggery instead of sugar gives the Mishti Doi a beautiful caramel color and an authentic taste.
- 1 ltr/33 ounce full fat milk
- 180 grams/3/4 cup grated palm jaggery
- 2 or 3 TBSP yogurt
METHOD
- Heat milk in a deep bottom vessel in medium heat
- Let the milk come to a boil
- Then continue to simmer the milk on a low to medium-low flame. Stir often when the milk is getting simmered.
- Simmer the milk till it reduces to 1/2 of the original quantity
- Switch off the gas and wait for 8/10 minutes for the milk to cool down.
- Add the grated jaggery gently into the milk and stir
- Mix till all jaggery is dissolved
- Let the milk to be warm. It should not very hot or cold. Should be warm
- Add the yogurt into the warm milk and jaggery mixture and mix it very well with a whisk
- Now pour the Doi mixture into earthen/terracotta pots and Keep in a warm place for the mishti doi to set. Mishti doi takes longer to set than curd. the timing will also vary with the temperature in your city. So you keep for 9 hours to 24 hours.
- When the mishti doi is set, then refrigerate. Serve mishti doi with your meals or as a dessert.
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That looks and sounds very yummy. Thanks for sharing
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I have never heard of palm jaggery. This looks really good.
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Very healthy recipe, thanks for sharing
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Oh it looks and sounds delicious. Thank you for sharing
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Being a bengali stuck in Mumbai I miss Mishti Doi.. Loved your post dear.
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This looks so good…but I wonder where I can buy palm jaggery! 🚢👓🍕
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This one looks very tasty, Mishti Doi sounds new for me, and thanks for the recipe and the instructions on how to do this dish.
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This looks so good. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
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This looks tasty. I am so interested in making this!
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I really don’t have any idea about this and I am so happy to stumble upon your blog. This sounds interesting. I would love to try making this too.
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This looks so great! You make it so simple, too. Thanks!
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I’ve had Indian desserts before but never this one and because of this I’m very eager to try it. It looks delicious.
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Mishti Doi Cheesecake looks absolutely delicious! I like that there are only few ingredients needed and the recipe is easy to follow! Thanks for the share!
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Wow, looks very yummy, thank you for sharing
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I love your kitchen blog. I need to cook more. Thanks for inspiring me
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Looks like “TAHO” here in the Philippines
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Omg wow. It looks easy to make. So far, I have eaten only store brought. I am going to make it. I love Mishti doi.
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Look yummy! Would love to try.
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This looks so creamy and yummy. I can’t wait to try it! Thanks for the recipe.
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how simple and amazing! Thank you for sharing
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My MIL is Bengali. I have never made this myself, but I would love to try.
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Oh, wow! this recipe looks really tasty and yummy! I need to give this recipe a try.
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Thank you 🙏
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