Ema Datshi-Bhutanese Chili Cheese Soup-The Blue Poppy, Calcutta style

Ema Datshi (ཨེ་མ་དར་ཚིལ་) is a type of datshi, cheese based soups eaten all over Bhutan, and also some parts of North eastern India. Ema Datshi comes from Ema which means chili pepper, and Datshi meaning cheese. This dish is so popular in Bhutan that it has earned the status of a national dish in the country. In Bhutan Ema Datshi is served with red rice that is mostly grown in the Paro valley. Besides Ema datshi, people also eat Kewa Datshi (potato datshi), Shamu Datshi (mushroom datshi).
In Calcutta we were introduced to Ema Datshi at The Blue Poppy, Sikkim House Calcutta (they also have a two more branches in Lake Town and Sector 3) by our friend food and travel blogger, Poorna (check out her blog at www.presentedbyp.com/).
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[@tenzinbhutia]

Blue Poppy is my aunt's restaurant :) Thanks for the shoutout. Maashi ke bolbo about this video.

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Hello Tenzin! How did you come upon this video? So cool! Send your aunt our love. She is awesome.💛

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Yes, of course! We had the bori in lau'er ghonto conversation. What a coincidence! The Blue Poppy is one of our favourite restaurants (not just within Calcutta). Lots of love.

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I was just looking for authentic one in youtube after this dish got hyped up recently by deepika padukone.Here you are guys made it 6 years ago. You guys are best

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[@jyotkarthak11]

Hi.. email Datshi is bhutanese dish.. and it's from Bhutan.. it's different country not under Bengal (INDIA).

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Much love from Bhutan 🇧🇹❤️ Loved how you made our signature dish so beautifully 🥰

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দীপীকা পাডুকোনের ভিডিও দেখার পর এই রেসিপি টা সার্চ করছিলাম,এতো দেখি বং ইটস বহু আগে এই ভিডিও টা বানিয়ে আপলোড করেছে।আপনারা সত্যি প্রশংসার দাবিদার, অনেক এগিয়ে যান। আগামীর জন্য অনেক শুভেচ্ছা❤

[@to-lee7717]

Bong your new fan..! i am from bhutan and its one of my fav dish . i am just so happy that peaple are loving the Ema datshi.. thank you for letting people know about our national dish... lots of love from bhutan.. 😍😍

[@abhishekghosh3426]

Great to see for the revival. I had this dish in Bhutan almost 2 decades back and was looking for the recipe.

[@abiromu]

Mark Wiens got me hooked to ema datshi. Now Bong Eats showed me a way to have an endless supply of the thing I love. Thanks!

[@MrAnasuya]

I had a roommate seven years back. Her name was Tsering..she used to make this all the time and I had learned it from her ..this one is an amazing dish..dip soft buns in it or pour it over some hot rice ..tastes amazing

[@BongEats]

Yes, and so easy to make too! Isn't it beautiful that the food we cook carries with it stories of the people we meet, and the places we visit?

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[@satabdideb1791]

This is another favorite dish of mine!!!!! During my visit to Bhutan I used to eat different types of datshi every day!!!!! Thank you for sharing this recipe

[@tanu5401]

This is legit ema dashi video. turned out so well!!

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Thank you so much for preserving our north eastern culture and sharing it through these recipes. Saw this recipe and Tingmo for the first time and just loved it. I am surely going to try these recipes at home and make it a habit of eating them more often as well

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Darunnn . Ekdom notun recipe amar kache . Thanks for sharing

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Lots of love from Bhutan..❤️ And thank you for sharing our recipe 😊 Your recipe is amazing.. It was so tasty 😋 Proud to be an Bengali and Bhutanese 💞💟😝

[@riyabanerjee1020]

My ultimate favourite cuisine.. Datshi.. Remembering my Bhutan trip on 2016.I used to have cheese momo and datshi rice everyday.. Thank you 😀 so much Bong Eats for this wonderful receipe.. Watching your videos is becoming my hobby, and i am experimenting new receipes...

[@sonu-wu7kq]

Fell in love with the recipe.....since a prefer veg food....Thank you bong eats

[@partha940]

I have been obsessed with datshis for the past few months after watching Migrationology. Thanks to you guys I finally know how to gorge on some even before I set foot in Bhutan! :)

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+Partho Mitra Migrationology: Yep, he is very good! Also, cannot recommend Bhutan enough. It is gorgeous!

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Food looks great and music make me think of the mountains.

[@deepabm9791]

Can’t wait to try

[@NemishKanwar]

Amazing dish... So simple... No spices... Yet so elegant

[@rahuldasgupta6847]

Guys, just made this with your recipe. Super good!

[@MIND-bm8px]

I had it at my homestay resort at Paro , Bhutan just loved this.

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They introduced it so many years back.. now after seeing Deepika’s interview other KZbinr’s are giving this recipe..

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Bhutan's pictures are just amazing and the dish too :)

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Thank you very much for your kind words. It really motivates us. Your recipe request has also noted!

[@monisharoy1968]

Definitely try it

[@surenbiswa1831]

I love Bhutan one of the Best country in the world. No words for Bhutanese dishes.......

[@cloudyheavens6829]

tried this now and it was so so good! comfort in a bite

[@sancharibanerjee1899]

Why didn't i ever had this ! Definitely gonna try

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[@Someshukla2017]

Thank you so much for the sweet words....🤗

[@tomadey6968]

So nice....

[@RandomPerson0109]

Hi!Your videos are so nice. Can you make confectionery? Narkol naru(white and brown ones),pithe and all that?

[@softClouds....]

Good job keep it up, your filming quality is very good

[@BongEats]

+Amatta Das Mohapatra Thank you!

[@poojachand4553]

Love love loved it ! What can we replace the cheese with , to get more or less similar taste ..

[@didioi7840]

delicious

[@debomitabiswas2591]

Wonderful! Though im a regular visitor at Blue Poppy bt I never had d opportunity to taste dis unique delicacy.

[@BongEats]

Oh, do try it on your next visit!

[@TheGhastlybaker]

Thanks a lot bong eats!! Turned out amazing!!! So yummy. Could you give me options for the cheeses we can use that are available in India? Was confused then I saw mozzarella isn't a good option. Your suggestions would help! Thanks! :)

[@sanimthapa1777]

I m a ema datshi lover, love from Bhutan

[@BongEats]

Thank you! We love Bhutan, such a beautiful country. 💛

[@pokemonmanic3595]

I definitely love this dish! I use a mixture of cheddar, Munster and feta when I make it :)

[@marklanger7965]

so which cheese is the best? i would like to get either one of the ones stated above.

[@pokemonmanic3595]

This earthygirl well cheddar is a strong base, feta is sharp and I just like Munster

[@marklanger7965]

@@pokemonmanic3595 thank you so much for the advice, i am planning on making this dish for a potluck dinner .

[@yayaokok3561]

@@marklanger7965 you can play around with different cheese. In bhutan we use a local cottage cheese, and some processed cheddar for flavor.

[@dorjiphalam]

Ty lol I made a mistake by using mozzarella cheese lol, it didn't go well

[@abiswas5101]

I love ur dish

[@BongEats]

+Alamara Biswas Thanks!

[@brishtiroychaudhuri5675]

Ema datchi kewa datchi and shakam are my fev. 😁 we visited thimpu paro and ha vally. It take a lot of time to cook butanese red rice. Still i like it.

[@BongEats]

Oh excellent! We also visited Paro, Thimpu and Ha! This was back in 2014, but we want to go back again. Bhutan is so beautiful and the people are very warm and welcoming.

[@sarmisthamishra2822]

Ki r boli...I find myself now addicted to Bong Eats. Mesmerizing video as always :) Thanks for enlightening me on this dish. Wasn't fully aware of this awesome 'less is more' recipe though had heard about it somewhere. Try kore dekbo. Thank uuuuu. :)

[@BongEats]

Thank you, Sarmistha. Datshi is a very rustic yet delicious dish. Perfect for rainy or cold nights. রান্না করলে ছবি তুলে tag কোরো: @bongeats on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

[@EduAlive_963]

Who all are here after seeing Ema Datshi as a popular cuisine enjoyed by many bollywood celebrities like DP and Jahnavi Kapoor in the pre wedding ceremony of the Ambanis in Jamnagar , that too from Blue Poppies ,Kolkata 🎉

[@swaroopmishra15]

What are the locally available melting cheeses that you mentioned? Processed ones ?

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[@shounakbaksi]

I loved pork momo and chilly pork from The blue poppy, please upload the recipes if you can. Thanks a lot. Keep up your great work Bongeats

[@BongEats]

+Shounak Baksi Those two are our favourites too! We're working on these. What more can we say except stay tuned. :-)

[@sangeetatamang7754]

I m Bhutan born Indian based in Visakhapatnam...My kids love Bhutanese dishes...But my mom makes Bengali foods like pumpkin and drumstickk which is delicious which I haven't been able to master the same taste...Or flavour...

[@SubarnasreeGhosh]

Looks so inviting...I guess the heat from the chillies will be metled down by the soft cheese resulting in explosion of flavours. Also the photos from Bhutan are excellent...reminded me of the movie The Lunchbox.

[@BongEats]

+Subarnasree Ghosh Ema Datshi is just fantastic on a rainy night! The heat of the chillies plus the creaminess of the cheese...the very thought makes me hungry. 😋

[@fitnesstenzin]

Hi, may i know which cheese should i use in this Ema Datshi ?? Thank you

[@possiblyfading1]

Wow

[@betsysyiem8579]

Yummy

[@brishtiroychaudhuri5675]

Recalling my trip to bhutan and the brilliant dry meat ( shakam) .

[@jigs8342]

Looks yummy . What type of cheese are you using.

[@hiya3076]

Ema datshi is one of my favourite in blue poppy. This video reminds me of my college days when we used to visit sikkim house every week. Love all the videos that you make. It makes me more homesick.

[@BongEats]

Thank you, Hiya. Yes, Blue Poppy (especially the Sikkim House one) is very close to our hearts. Started going through some of the videos on your channel. They are beautiful. Did you do some videos for Santa's Fantasea? Will go back and watch the longer ones properly some time.

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Thanks a lot. Recently I made the advertisement for fantasea. Keep posting more of your videos. They are amazing

[@fatemabipa8683]

এযাবতকাল দেখা সেরা বাংলা রান্নার চ্যানেল(বাংলাদেশ +প. বংগ!) ভালোবাসা, বাংলাদেশ থেকে

[@mimikar89]

Can u tell me exactly what cheese did u use. Can’t wait to make this dish😋

[@ritanjanamukherjee1328]

ami try korlam aaj.. darun hoechilo.. tomra darun.. puro mone hoy jeno film dekh6i akta.. bangali gorbo tomra.. darun.. aar music ta jeno nostalgiar kaaj kore..

[@BongEats]

+Ritanjana Mukherjee আরে, দারুন! ছবি কোথায়? পারলে ট্যাগ কোরো কোথাও একটা। 😀

[@ashishxoxo]

Salute yo your appreciation.... although I think you haven't eaten the authentic one. My suggestion: eat one with Bhutan home made cheese with pork. You will forget every other dish in the world... From Darjeeling.

[@lordofbhutan5883]

j dhaeeeeeee, ema datshi chi za go no yee ba yaaa deahhh

[@didioi7840]

i love bhutan food

[@BongEats]

We do to! 💛

[@nabajitsaha7776]

From where I can buy the red rice in Kolkata..?

[@nilmaboro98]

Nice

[@tanyasharma4352]

Never knew that we have processed cheese recipes in India too 🤔🤔 Good to know 🤓🤓 N I really like your channel.. the food looks so so tempting 😻

[@BongEats]

Traditionally Bhutanese people use their local cheese (Dashi). But you can't find it outside Bhutan.

[@awenindoe]

Actually Amul cheese is quite popular in Bhutan as well

[@khwajafatmi5882]

The garlic doesn’t look roughly chopped though ❤ will dhakai ponir work?

[@ishanimitra8630]

Lovely initiative.. After so long found a channel where the recipe is clean, details are precise and no-nonsense talk. Been looking look for this recipe as well... Btw, I had to ask, where did you get that music from? The mandolin sounds good. Do you play as well?

[@ishanimitra8630]

Got the music link.. Was exactly the same I was thinking. Diptanshu with his mandolin..

[@ananyasamajdar7467]

I made this today. What do I say ? My mouth was set on fire but I couldn't stop eating it 😂

[@SuperSrkrocks]

Can you mention the cheese that yoh used apart from Blue Cheese?

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Hello I've been trying to get a copy of your cook book. Waterstones have been trying for about 6 weeks now without much success and have put in another order on my behalf. I just wondered if you could point me in the right direction of getting a copy please. Thanks

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Who found this after Deepika Padukone video

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Osume....

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Khub sundor recipe Akta, khub bhalo laglo share korar jonno... Thank you guys 👏

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+LOTUS DAS Thank you ☺️

[@debomitabiswas2591]

Surely.

[@pushpitapushpita335]

Can we use capsicum instead of jalapeno?

[@arijip]

👌🏻

[@madhurimapaul7353]

can I skip the White oil? will it take away the taste? please reply.

[@tomadey6968]

Your all recipes are also informative....God bless you:-)......

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Thank you, Toma!

[@DebanjanDuttcambridge]

HI, FROM WHERE CAN I GET RED RICE ?

[@tamalikadas2095]

I have a question.... Where do I can get some real / close to real cheese in Kolkata...? New market? I have gone there once... I didn't see Anyone.. Pls.. If u know, let me know pls.... Thank u

[@dishadisha4134]

awesome recipe....r akdom notun

[@payalkundu1936]

আচ্ছা, এই brown rice সম্বন্ধে কোনো ধারণা নেই আমার। কোথায় পাওয়া যায়, কীভাবে বানায়, একটু শিখিয়ে দেবে please?

[@hasneenjahan6786]

After dipika mentioned about it ..❤. But bong ets to agey thekei diye rakhlo recipe ta

[@abritikundu7752]

amar barir samnei Bhutan.. ai dish ta onekbar restro te peyechi,kintu try Kri ni... acha ata ki khub jhal hoy?

[@samarpitamaitra3005]

My favourite dish since childhood, ma cooks it every winter. It just warms the soul❤️

[@suparnaguha3680]

Will cheddar do?

[@awenindoe]

While it's not authentic, i add a dash of mustard oil at the end of cooking and it gives the dish an eye watering kick.

[@ChrissyBerry]

What cheese to use tho? If I can't use mozzarella? I had this in Bhutan every day and miss it!

[@BongEats]

You can even use regular processed cheese.

[@deepaklaishram2861]

Is it too spicy?

[@zada303]

Can you please suggest where I can buy,your kind of cooking pan,I,ll be grateful.

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Our kitchen tools are listed at bongeats.com/kit :-)

[@cloudridermrbliss7085]

Oh shit i only have mozzarella will it be good or no??

[@tithiroy3765]

কাল আপনার পদ্ধতিতে বলা নিরামিষ মোমো বানিয়ে ছিলাম,,,,ঠাকুমা খেয়ে ভিষণ খুশি,,,,, but,, সুপ টা করতে পারিনি কারণ তাতে চিকেন use করা হয়েছে,,, সুপের বাকি সব use করতে পারি,,but চিকেন এর বদলে কি দেব,, যদি বলেন খুব ভাল হয়.......plsssss

[@Ajappa2109]

Can we use bell pepper or capsicum as well?

[@BongEats]

Just capsicum is not hot enough. Please read the recipe page on our website for more ideas for substitution.

[@Vinayaka12380]

Why is it yello in color?

[@joyeeta09]

What's blue cheese

[@siolighosh1491]

Can we have this with brown rice?

[@BongEats]

+Sioli Ghosh Yes, you can. Or wait until next week to have it with the Tingmo! 😊

[@ankitadandapat9712]

plzz made muri ghanto.....

[@jubin1100]

Beautiful :) can we please have a ezay recipie with indian equivalent ingredients?

[@BongEats]

We make this in Calcutta all the time. Which ingredient are you having trouble sourcing?

[@jubin1100]

Bong Eats the peppercorns n chilli flakes

[@BongEats]

Peppercorns? If you are referring to the chillies, then the recipe already specifies that you can use the big chillies used for achaar. There are no chilli flakes used in the recipe. May be watch the video again?

[@sreyashisarkar6783]

Where is my jhal sooji recipe?? I requested for jhal sooji several times

[@BongEats]

Sreyashi, we usually plan our video schedule a year in advance. We will consider this request when we start working on our next batch of videos. We love jhal sooji too! :-)

[@sreyashisarkar6783]

Bong Eats ok..will wait for that..thank u for the reply