Bhapa Doi

Name: Bhapa Doi
Yield: Serves 6–8
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250 g/9 oz fresh or frozen mixed berries; fresh mixed berries, to serve; 100 g/3½ oz/½ cup granulated sugar; 1 tsp rose water; 3 tbsp double/heavy cream; 50 g/1¾ oz dried cranberries; 2 tbsp dried rose petals; 2 star anise; 250 g/9 oz/1 cup Greek yogurt; 250 ml/9 fl oz/1 cup condensed milk

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Yatra

By Rohit Ghai

Published 2025

About

This is one of my all-time favourite Indian desserts. A dish of steamed yogurt with a texture similar to cheesecake, it is very easy to make. I like to flavour it with rose and serve with seasonal fresh berries and a sweet-sour berry chutney.

Ingredients

250 g/9 oz/1 cup Greek yogurt
250

Asia
India
West Bengal
Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

First, make the berry chutney. Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan and stir over a medium heat until the berries completely collapse. Remove the star anise and transfer to a food processor. Blitz to a smooth paste. Transfer back to the pan and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Cool, transfer to a sterilized jar and store in the refrigerator until needed.

Combine the yogurt, conde