Mishti Doi

E162686

Mishti Doi is a traditional Bengali dessert of caramelized sweetened yogurt, cherished across India for its rich, creamy taste and distinctive earthen-pot preparation.

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Mishti Doi canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bengali cuisine dish ⓘ
Indian sweet ⓘ
dessert ⓘ
associatedWith Bangladesh ⓘ
West Bengal ⓘ
color caramel-like ⓘ
light brown ⓘ
contains dairy ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
course dessert course ⓘ
culturalSignificance popular festive dessert in Bengal ⓘ
served during Bengali celebrations ⓘ
dietaryCategory vegetarian ⓘ
distinctFeature caramelized sweetness ⓘ
earthen-pot setting ⓘ
distinctFrom plain yogurt ⓘ
flavorProfile sweet ⓘ
languageOfName Bengali ⓘ
literalMeaning sweet yogurt ⓘ
mainIngredient jaggery ⓘ
milk ⓘ
sugar ⓘ
yogurt ⓘ
popularIn Assam ⓘ
Bangladesh ⓘ
Tripura ⓘ
West Bengal ⓘ
rest of India ⓘ
preparationMethod fermentation ⓘ
preparationStep caramelized sugar is mixed with thickened milk ⓘ
milk is thickened by boiling ⓘ
mixture is set in earthen pots to ferment ⓘ
sugar or jaggery is caramelized ⓘ
yogurt culture is added ⓘ
regionOfOrigin Bengal ⓘ
servedOn Bengali New Year ⓘ
Durga Puja ⓘ
weddings ⓘ
servedWith traditional Bengali meals ⓘ
servingTemperature chilled ⓘ
similarTo shrikhand ⓘ
sweetened yogurt ⓘ
taste caramel-like ⓘ
rich ⓘ
slightly tangy ⓘ
texture creamy ⓘ
thick ⓘ
traditionalPreparationVessel earthen pot ⓘ

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West Bengal → famousSweet → Mishti Doi ⓘ
Bengali people → dessertSpecialty → Mishti Doi ⓘ