How to make Bhapa Doi With Tofu -

Traditional festive sweet of Bengal combined with beancurd.

Sanjeev Kapoor

This recipe has featured on the show Khanakhazana.

Main Ingredients : Silken beancurd, Condensed milk (कन्डेंस्ड मिल्क)

Cuisine : Bengali

Course : Desserts


Bhapa Doi With Tofu

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The Bengalis are great food lovers and take pride in their cuisine.  In fact so obsessed are they about food, that the man of the house goes to the market daily to buy a fresh supply vegetables and fish which is a must in their daily menu.  The medium of cooking is mustard oil which adds its own pungency.  Another very important item of Bengali cuisine is the variety of sweets or mishti as they call them.  Most of them are milk based and are prepared from chhena.
A meal, for the Bengali, is a ritual in itself.  Bengalis spend not only the great deal of time thinking about the food but also on its preparation and eating. 

Prep Time : 6-10 minutes

Cook time : 26-30 minutes

Serve : 4

Level Of Cooking : Moderate

Taste : Sweet

Ingredients for Bhapa Doi With Tofu Recipe

  • Silken beancurd 1/2 inch cubes 100 grams

  • Condensed milk

  • Condensed milk 1 tin

  • Thick yogurt whisked 1/2 cup

  • Milk 1/2 cup

  • Green cardamom powder 1/2 teaspoon

  • Saffron (kesar) dissolved in 1 tbsp of milk a few strands

  • Pistachios blanched and sliced 15

Method

Step 1

Blend together yogurt and beancurd till smooth. Add a little milk and blend again.

Step 2

Pour the mixture into a bowl. Add condensed milk and mix well. Add green cardamom powder and saffron milk and mix well.

Step 3

Pour the mixture into a silicon bowl and sprinkle pistachios over. Cover and steam in a steamer for twenty to twenty five minutes.

Step 4

Cool to room temperature and then chill in the refrigerator.

Step 5

Serve chilled.

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MasterChef Sanjeev Kapoor

Chef Sanjeev Kapoor is the most celebrated face of Indian cuisine. He is Chef extraordinaire, runs a successful TV Channel FoodFood, hosted Khana Khazana cookery show on television for more than 17 years, author of 150+ best selling cookbooks, restaurateur and winner of several culinary awards. He is living his dream of making Indian cuisine the number one in the world and empowering women through power of cooking to become self sufficient. His recipe portal www.sanjeevkapoor.com is a complete cookery manual with a compendium of more than 10,000 tried & tested recipes, videos, articles, tips & trivia and a wealth of information on the art and craft of cooking in both English and Hindi.