Juju Dhau

Juju Dhau: Yogurt

     Juju Dhau, literally means king of the yogurts. This is actually is one of the unique recipes from the city of the Bhaktapur. It is specially made for special occasion with the special order in by gone days. But to my surprise, when I visited our Country after a long gap of ten years, it has been commercialized. Nowadays it can be easily found, in every nook and corners. It is good for economy of the country and for us too as it can be purchased any time. But what I couldn’t understand is why it didn’t have the same taste? I’m trying my own reasoning may be, it is made in different container or something different in the recipe. Now-a-days it comes in plastic cups and bowls. With the earthen bowl and cups I think it help to observe the water and help thicken the curd. There is one saying goes like this, juju dhau is that thick, that even if it is overturned, it still remains intact. Well thinking about, where I don’t have any hold to make change, instead I want to try it my way here in USA. Let’s see, how close I can get with the recipe.

Ingredient:

½  a gallon of whole milk.
½ cup sugar
½ cup mawa or ricotta cheese
¼ stick of unsalted butter bar
4 green cardamom (powder)
Few pieces of coconut slices
2 table spoon of plain yogurt

Procedure:

     Boil milk and keep boiling till it is reduce to 2/3. Then add sugar, mawa, unsalted butter and boil it for couple of minutes to mix the entire ingredient well. Now pour into a hot dish and let it cool down. When it is reach the temp that you can deep your figure without burning, then it is time to add plain yogurt. Now add yogurt and mixed it well by steering couple of time and cover it with its cap and let it sit there for 3 to 4 hours or overnight. Now when you check, it should have turned into curd. You can now décor it with pieces of coconut. This will not only add to look but also add nice flavor to taste. Since it is thick and creamy in texture you can décor it with fruits, dried fruits or icings. I must say, here you can impress your guest with your art of decoration. Refrigerate it and serve it cold. Try this recipe and Enjoy.