Mishti Doi l Bengali Sweet Curd

Deepsikha Chakraborty
Deepsikha Chakraborty @cook_14092070
Bangalore

#diwali This fermented sweet milk is a must have after a meal in any Bengali family – specially during festivals. This is not only popular, but shines like a star in Bengali sweet range. All you need is a bit patience as the curd takes longer time to get set. Once it's set, have it in room temperature or refrigerate it for 1-2 hours and serve chilled.

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Ingredients

8-10 hours
6 servings
  1. 1 litrefull fat milk
  2. 5dates (seedless)
  3. 5 tbspsugar
  4. 2-3 tbspsour curd

Cooking Instructions

8-10 hours
  1. 1

    Boil and reduce the milk to half. Stir it constantly to avoid deposition of cream layer.

  2. 2

    Once the milk is little reduced, add the sugar and keep stirring.

  3. 3

    When the milk is reduced to half, remove from the flame and let it cool down a little bit.

  4. 4

    Simultaneously, boil the seedless dates in 1 cup of water until the dates becomes very soft.

  5. 5

    Remove the dates from the flame and let cool down.

  6. 6

    Now, grind and make a fine paste of the dates.

  7. 7

    Add the date paste to the milk and mix properly.

  8. 8

    Now, add the sour curd and blend it very well with the milk. Remember that the milk should not be too hot when you mix the sour curd.

  9. 9

    Pour the mixture into a clay pot and keep it in a warm place to set.

  10. 10

    Please make sure that you don’t touch or move the pot once you keep it to set. Keep it in the same place for 8-10 hours.

  11. 11

    Once it’s set, keep it in refrigerator for 1-2 hours and serve chilled.

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Deepsikha Chakraborty
Deepsikha Chakraborty @cook_14092070
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