Steamed Yogurt Dessert Bhapa Doi Indian Recipe

Steamed Yogurt Dessert Bhapa Doi Indian Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup plain coconut or other nondairy yogurt or Almond Cashew Yogurt
• 1/3 cup coconut cream or thin cashew cream
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch or arrowroot starch
• 3 tablespoons ground sugar, or to taste
• inch of salt good pinch of cardamom powder or saffron strands Preheat the oven to 350°F

Method

1. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and whisk until smooth Taste and adjust sweet
2. The mixture should be mildly sweet It gets sweeter as it bakes
3. Pour the mixture into small greased ramekins Cover the ramekins with aluminum foil
4. Just place the foil on top without sealing Bring a quart of water to a boil in saucepan
5. Place a large deep baking pan in the oven large enough to accomodate all the ramekins Place the ramekins in the pan
6. Add enough boiling water to the baking pan so the water reaches half the height of the ramekins Bake for 1 hour
7. Remove the ramekins from the oven Cool and then chill for 2 to 3 hours before serving
8. Top with nuts, dried fruit, or chopped fruits like mango and serve Variations: Add chopped ripe mango or mango puree to the ramekins, then add the yogurt mixture and bake
9. Serve with a drizzle of mango pulp/puree
10. Make this on the stovetop: Prepare a steamer and steam the ramekins for 45 minutes
11. To make shrikhand (a Maharashtrian dessert): Add 1/2 teaspoon saffron strands to a tablespoon of warm almond milk or nondairy milk and let sit for 10 minutes
12. Add the saffron infused milk and a pinch of nutmeg to the baked yogurt ramekins and whisk well.
13. Chill for an hour and serve topped with chopped raw or blanched nuts

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