Kunafa

Name: Kunafa
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 packet....roasted phenni; 1 cup...water; 1 cup...sugar; 1 tsp....lemon juice; 2-3 ...cardamoms; 3 tbsp...butter; 1 pinch orange food colour; 1 packet...cream; 1/2 cup...khoya; 150 gms...mozrella cheese; 20 gms... almonds; 20 gms...pistachios; (Blanched, peeled and sliced)

Rubina Naim @cook_16738038

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Kunafa is a very well- known Arabic dessert. It is usually made with kataifi dough but if you don't get kataifi you can try with roasted phenni. As I have 2 packets of phenni left after Ramazan so made this delectable dessert.

Rubina Naim @cook_16738038

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Ingredients

5 servings

1packet....roasted phenni
1cup...water
1cup...sugar
1tsp....lemon juice
2-3...cardamoms
3tbsp...butter
1 pinchorange food colour
1packet...cream
1/2cup...khoya
150gms...mozrella cheese
20gms... almonds
20gms...pistachios
(Blanched, peeled and sliced)

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Steps

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1. In a heavy bottomed pan add the water, sugar, lemon juice and cardamoms. Bring it to boil for ten minutes or until the consistency is like syrup.
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2. Preheat the oven to 180°. Put oheni in a large bowl. Crush the pheni a little with your hands. Now mix melted butter and orange food colour in it. Divite it into two parts one for topping and another part is for the base.
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3. In another bowl beat cream with 3 tbsp of sugar until it gets thick, now mix khoya in it with spoon.
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4. Grease a nine inches round spring form with oil or butter. Spread the half of pheni in the bottom and press it evenly.
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5. Add a layer of khoya and cream mixture over it. Then spread grated mozrella cheese and some nuts over it.
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6. Now add remaining half of vermicelli and press it evenly. Bake it in preheated oven for 15 minutes. As soon as kunafa pan is out of the oven drizzle tbe whole sugar syrup over it and let it stand.
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7. When the pan is entirety cool flipped the kunafa out on to the platter and top with the remaining nuts. Your delish dessert is ready. Serve room temperature or slightly warm.