Name: Kunafa --An Arabian Dessert recipe by sangita banerjee at BetterButter
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 cups of roasted semolina; 6 tbsp of melted butter; For cream cheese filling:; 1 cup of milk; 7 tbsp of cream cheese; 2 tsp of maida; 2 tbsp of sugar; Sugar syrup:; 1/2 cups of water; 1 cup of sugar Lemon juice (few drops)

Ingredients Serving: 4

4 cups of roasted semolina
6 tbsp of melted butter
For cream cheese filling:
1 cup of milk
7 tbsp of cream cheese
2 tsp of maida
2 tbsp of sugar
Sugar syrup:
1/2 cups of water
1 cup of sugar Lemon juice (few drops)

Instructions

Loosen the semolina with your hands and then gently mix the melted butter — mix evenly and keep it aside —
Prepare the cheesy layer — Melt 1 tsp of butter in a pan –add flour — roast for 2 minuter or until the raw flavour disappears — add in the milk and stir continuously to avoid any lumps — reduce the flame and stir till it is reduced to a thi
Prepare the sugar syrup: Bring to boil sugar and water in a vessel — add some lemon juice — Stir well and cook on a medium flame over 10 to 15 minutes —
Assembling: Divide the semolina into two half portions — place one half on the base of medium-sized pan ( the pan must be on low flame ) — Pour the cheesy mixture over the base and cover it with the Other half of the semolina —spread evenly
Turn it over with the help of a plate on top of it — once in 5 minutes Alternatively you can bake it at 180 degree centigrade for 30 to 40 minutes ——
Once the Kunafa is done — pour the sugar syrup immediately while it is still hot — let it cool for 5 to 10 minutes —
Using a knife loosen the side and flip it onto a plate —
Garnish it with some chopped pistachio

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