KNAFEH/KUNAFA

Name: KNAFEH/KUNAFA
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250 ml Milk; 2 tbsp sugar; 2 tbsp corn flour; 1/2 tbsp vanilla essence; 100 grams Cream cheese; 1/2 cup water; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tbsp rose water/kewra water; 350 grams crushed vermicelli; 1/4 tbsp orange red food colour; 1/2 cup unsalted melted butter/ghee

Malini @thatfoodiewoman

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Middle eastern Dessert recipe!

Malini @thatfoodiewoman

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Middle eastern Dessert recipe!

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Ingredients

1 hour

6 people

For Kanafeh sauce
250 mlMilk
2 tbspsugar
2 tbsp corn flour
1/2 tbsp vanilla essence
100 grams Cream cheese
For sugar syrup
1/2 cupwater
1/2 cupsugar
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp rose water/kewra water
For Kanafeh
350 grams crushed vermicelli
1/4 tbsp orange red food colour
1/2 cup unsalted melted butter/ghee

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Steps

1 hour

1

First make the Kunafeh sauce. Add milk, sugar, corn flour to a pan
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Mix without lumps
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Then turn on gas flame and cook in low flame for 4 to 5 minutes till it thickens
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When it thickens, add vanilla essence and mix well
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Then add cream cheese and mix well in low flame for 2-3 minutes till it reaches the below consistency. If the sauce thickens before making Kunafeh add milk and mix for the desired consistency. Keep the sauce aside
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Then make the sugar syrup. Add 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water and boil well till sugar melts
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Then lower the flame add 1 tbsp lemon juice and cook for 1 minute
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Turn off flame and add rose water/kwera water. Sugar syrup is ready. Set it aside
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For the Kunafeh take 350 grams vermicelli in a plate
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In 1/2 cup melted butter/ghee add food colour and mix well
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Add this to the vermicelli and gently mix well
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Butter 2 pans and spread this mixture over 1 pan. The second pan should be bigger than first pan
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Press with a flat bottomed bowl/play to get a even surface.Add the sauce over it and spread evenly leavening the sides
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Add the remaining vermicelli mixture over the top and gently press with a bowl or plate and heat this in gas stove for 2 minutes
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Then place it over a tawa and cook in medium low flame for 10 minutes.
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Then place the second pan over it and gently flip the other pan. Cook the other side on medium low flame for another 10 minutes
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Once done allow it to come to room temperature and then add sugar syrup on top and garnish with pistachios and rose petals and serve

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Malini @thatfoodiewoman

on May 09, 2021 07:00

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

I started loving to saute the pan from a very young age. The love for food spiced up the love for cooking in me. I like to try out a same recipe in different ways. The recipes posted here are those recipes which are tried and tested and are those versions that i like the most. Inspirations are also taken from various blogs and youtube videos. Although I believe, traditional cooking is the way of life, my taste buds never stops me to try out a variety of cuisines.They say "Follow your passion" and yeah, "Here I am!!"Cook your heart out👩‍🍳❤️