Virtual Bangladesh : Food and Recipes : Sweets

• Evaporated milk 350 ml
• Plain Yogurt 250 gm
• Sour cream 100 gm
• Sugar 1/3 cup
• Yellow food color A few drops

Courtesy - Dr. Anisul Haque, BUET

Sunando Sen writes: I have made mishti doi a couple of times by simply using condensed milk (Milk Maid Brand) and plain white yoghurt in the same proportion. Note that condensed milk is already sweet, so you do not need to add any more sugar. To get the characteristic red colour (at least the way it is made in Calcutta), I used "caramelised sugar", which is basically sugar burnt to a red colour. I blended everything together, using a mixer, and set the whole thing in the oven. I am not sure what the sour cream is for, and surely they don't use it back home?