Mishti Doi

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bengali cuisine dish
Indian sweet
dessert
associatedWith People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: 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
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: 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