Delicious Arabic Sweet Kunafa Recipe (Knafeh)
A vegetarian Arab recipe with kunafa dough (strands), butter - melted, pistachios - chopped. Ready in 1h 10m, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
29 steps- 1
To begin making the Arabic Sweet Kunafa Recipe (Knafeh), preheat oven to 180 C
kunafa dough (strands)(250 grams) - 2
We shall start with preparing sugar syrup
-/2 sugar(1 cup) - 3
In a saucepan add sugar and water and boil until it becomes sticky and comes to syrup consistency
rose water(1 teaspoon)-/2 sugar(1 cup)water(1 cup)rose water(1 teaspoon) - 4
It should have a two string consistency
- 5
Ensure you do this on low heat
- 6
Remove the sugar syrup from from the heat, add lemon juice and rose water
rose water(1 teaspoon)-/2 sugar(1 cup)water(1 cup)lemon juice(1 teaspoon)rose water(1 teaspoon) - 7
Stir and keep aside
- 8
Next for preparing filling
- 9
Heat milk and add corn flour whisking vigorously without forming lumps
milk(1 cup)teaspoons corn flour(2) - 10
Boil keeping it in low flame and once it thickens, add rose water and allow the milk custard to cool completely
milk(1 cup)rose water(1 teaspoon)water(1 cup)rose water(1 teaspoon) - 11
For preparing kunafa crust, break the strands of kunafa dough (strands) with hands
kunafa dough (strands)(250 grams) - 12
Add melted butter and mix well with hands to coat the kunafa dough well with butter
kunafa dough (strands)(250 grams)butter - melted(200 grams) - 13
Now divide the quantity of coated strands into two
- 14
You can also make Kunafa dough (strands) at home, but it takes time
kunafa dough (strands)(250 grams) - 15
Take the baking pan lined with parchment paper and greased with butter
butter - melted(200 grams) - 16
Add one half of the kunafa pastry to the bottom and press well into even layer
kunafa dough (strands)(250 grams) - 17
Pour the milk pudding and spread evenly
milk(1 cup) - 18
Sprinkle the shredded cheese above the pudding
ricotta cheese - grated(1/2 cup) - 19
Next add the other half of the kunafa pastry at top and press down gently
kunafa dough (strands)(250 grams) - 20
Add chopped pistachios at top
pistachios - chopped(1/4 cup) - 21
Preheat the oven to 180 C
- 22
Place the Arabic Kunafa Pastry in the oven and bake for about 30 to 40 minutes until the top turns brown and crispy
kunafa dough (strands)(250 grams) - 23
Once the kunafa is baked, allow it cool and pour half of the sugar syrup at top
kunafa dough (strands)(250 grams)-/2 sugar(1 cup) - 24
Take a knife and run through the sides
- 25
Place a plate at top and flip gently
- 26
Pour the remaining sugar syrup over the kunafa and add chopped pistachios
kunafa dough (strands)(250 grams)pistachios - chopped(1/4 cup)-/2 sugar(1 cup) - 27
Slice and serve the Arabic Sweet Kunafa warm
kunafa dough (strands)(250 grams) - 28
The cheese may become hard so always make it hot before serving
ricotta cheese - grated(1/2 cup) - 29
Enjoy this royal dessert at home
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Delicious Arabic Sweet Kunafa Recipe (Knafeh)
A vegetarian Arab recipe with kunafa dough (strands), butter - melted, pistachios - chopped. Ready in 1h 10m, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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Directions
29 steps- 1
To begin making the Arabic Sweet Kunafa Recipe (Knafeh), preheat oven to 180 C
kunafa dough (strands)(250 grams) - 2
We shall start with preparing sugar syrup
-/2 sugar(1 cup) - 3
In a saucepan add sugar and water and boil until it becomes sticky and comes to syrup consistency
rose water(1 teaspoon)-/2 sugar(1 cup)water(1 cup)rose water(1 teaspoon) - 4
It should have a two string consistency
- 5
Ensure you do this on low heat
- 6
Remove the sugar syrup from from the heat, add lemon juice and rose water
rose water(1 teaspoon)-/2 sugar(1 cup)water(1 cup)lemon juice(1 teaspoon)rose water(1 teaspoon) - 7
Stir and keep aside
- 8
Next for preparing filling
- 9
Heat milk and add corn flour whisking vigorously without forming lumps
milk(1 cup)teaspoons corn flour(2) - 10
Boil keeping it in low flame and once it thickens, add rose water and allow the milk custard to cool completely
milk(1 cup)rose water(1 teaspoon)water(1 cup)rose water(1 teaspoon) - 11
For preparing kunafa crust, break the strands of kunafa dough (strands) with hands
kunafa dough (strands)(250 grams) - 12
Add melted butter and mix well with hands to coat the kunafa dough well with butter
kunafa dough (strands)(250 grams)butter - melted(200 grams) - 13
Now divide the quantity of coated strands into two
- 14
You can also make Kunafa dough (strands) at home, but it takes time
kunafa dough (strands)(250 grams) - 15
Take the baking pan lined with parchment paper and greased with butter
butter - melted(200 grams) - 16
Add one half of the kunafa pastry to the bottom and press well into even layer
kunafa dough (strands)(250 grams) - 17
Pour the milk pudding and spread evenly
milk(1 cup) - 18
Sprinkle the shredded cheese above the pudding
ricotta cheese - grated(1/2 cup) - 19
Next add the other half of the kunafa pastry at top and press down gently
kunafa dough (strands)(250 grams) - 20
Add chopped pistachios at top
pistachios - chopped(1/4 cup) - 21
Preheat the oven to 180 C
- 22
Place the Arabic Kunafa Pastry in the oven and bake for about 30 to 40 minutes until the top turns brown and crispy
kunafa dough (strands)(250 grams) - 23
Once the kunafa is baked, allow it cool and pour half of the sugar syrup at top
kunafa dough (strands)(250 grams)-/2 sugar(1 cup) - 24
Take a knife and run through the sides
- 25
Place a plate at top and flip gently
- 26
Pour the remaining sugar syrup over the kunafa and add chopped pistachios
kunafa dough (strands)(250 grams)pistachios - chopped(1/4 cup)-/2 sugar(1 cup) - 27
Slice and serve the Arabic Sweet Kunafa warm
kunafa dough (strands)(250 grams) - 28
The cheese may become hard so always make it hot before serving
ricotta cheese - grated(1/2 cup) - 29
Enjoy this royal dessert at home
Rate this recipe