Mishti Doi Frozen Yogurt

Name: Mishti Doi Frozen Yogurt
Yield: Makes 1 quart
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup powdered jaggery (see Pooja’s Tip); ¼ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon ground cardamom; 2 tablespoons ghee; 1½ cups plain whole-milk Greek yogurt

Preparation info

Makes
1 quart

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Malai

By Pooja Bavishi

Published 2025

About

I hadn’t heard of mishti doi, a jaggery-sweetened yogurt dish topped with a thin layer of ghee, until I was an adult during my first trip to the Eastern part of India. But when I discovered it, I was hooked: creamy, earthy, so wildly dairy-filled. It’s easy to translate this into a frozen version, and here it is!

Ingredients

1 cup powdered jaggery (see Pooja’s Tip)
1½ cups plain whole-milk Greek yogurt

Asia
India
Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

1 In a blender, combine the jaggery, yogurt, ghee, cardamom, and salt and blend until well mixed and smooth, 2–3 minutes.

2 Transfer the mixture to your ice cream maker and churn according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Serve the soft frozen yogurt right away, or place in the freezer to freeze completely.