Also known as bibik or bebinka, it is a traditional Goan sweet dish in a type of pudding. The pudding also famous in East India, use to be a 16 layer dosh mainly made from plain flour, egg yolk, coconut milk and clarified butter.
Easy to carry and preserve for a long time, it is one of the most common desert in Goa and can be found in Goan restaurants. So, if even you want to bring the tropical essence in your living and want to surprise your loved one with the authentic Bebinka.
A must have dish for celebrations be it birth, wedding, Christmas and Easter, making bebinka needs lots of patience, as a layer can only added only when the below id properly cooked. Then we all have to agree that results will be mind blowing and full of flavours.
It is also true that tradition one was made with 16 layers, but you can add erosional touch by selecting how many layers you want to add. Here are the ingredients:
• 200 gm refined flour
• 10 egg yolks
• 500 gm sugar
• 200 ml coconut milk
• 5 gm nutmeg powder
• 200 gm butter
How to prepare bebinka at home:
- First, mix the coconut milk, flour, sugar, nutmeg and the egg yolks and make a batter.
- Grease an ovenproof dish with a spoonful of melted butter and pour the batter into ovenproof dish and spread evenly.
- Bake until the batter turns golden brown. Now spread another spoonful of butter, pour another portion of batter over it, and spread evenly.
- Bake and repeat this until all the batter is used up.
- Turn out the bebinca onto a wire rack. Cool and cut into slices before serving.
- Best served warm with cold ice cream, the tropical pudding is a refreshing dish. And it would be right to say that it is queen of Indian deserts.
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