Are you an Arabic sweet lover? If yes, you must try the delicious middle east dessert Kunafa which is made with a spun pastry called Kataifi.
To prepare the Arabic sweet, one needs the following ingredients
One cup Milk
Two teaspoons of corn flour
250 grams Kunafa Dough (strands)
Half cup grated ricotta cheese
One-fourth cup of chopped pistachios
One teaspoon of rose water
200 grams of salted and melted butter
Ingredients for sugar syrup
Apart from the above ingredients, the following are needed for sugar syrup.
One teaspoon of lemon juice
One cup of water
One teaspoon of rose water
Half a cup of sugar
Steps to prepare dessert Kunafa
First, prepare sugar syrup by adding sugar and water in a saucepan and then boiling it until the syrup becomes sticky and consistency is achieved.
Once desired consistency is achieved, remove it from the heat, and add rose water and lemon juice. Done, the sugar syrup is ready. Keep it aside.
After the sugar syrup, start preparing dessert. Follow below steps
Heat milk and add corn flour whisking vigorously.
Boil it at low flame.
Once thickness is achieved, add rose water. Allow the milk custard to cool completely.
Kunafa crust for the dessert
To prepare the Kunafa crust, break the strands of Kunafa dough (strands) and add melted butter to it. Butter and dough must be mixed well.
Divide the quantity of coated strands into two. Add one half to a baking pan that is lined with parchment paper and greased with butter.
After this, pour the milk pudding spreading it evenly. Above it, sprinkle the shredded cheese. On top of it, gently place the second half of the Kunafa pastry. On top of it, add chopped pistachios.
Bake the Arabic Kunafa pastry in the oven for about 30 to 40 minutes. Ensure that the top of the pastry is turned brown and crispy.
After the end of the baking, allow the Kunafa pastry to cool down. Later, pour sugar syrup over it and then add chopped pistachios.
It is important to heat the royal dessert before serving as cheese usually become hard when cools down.
