Authentic Cheese Kunafa Recipe by Food Fusion

Recipe in English: Ingredients: Prepare Custard: -Olper’s Milk 1 & ½ Cup -Sugar 3 tbs or to taste -Vanilla essence ½ tsp -Cornflour 2 tbs -Olper’s cream 1/3 Cup (room temperature) Prepare Sugar Syrup: -Water 1 Cup -Sugar 1 Cup -Lemon juice ½ tsp -Rose water 1 tbs Prepare Kunafa: -Kataifi dough 200g -Makhan (Butter) melted 70-80g -Makhan (Butter) soft 1 tbs -Olper’s Mozzarella cheese grated approx. 100g -Pista (Pistachios) chopped as required -Rose buds Directions: Prepare Custard: -In a saucepan,add milk,sugar,vanilla essence,cornflour & whisk well. -Turn on the flame & cook on low flame until it thickens (6-8 minutes). -Turn off the flame,add cream,whisk well & set aside. Prepare Sugar Syrup: -In a saucepan,add water,sugar,lemon juice,rose water & mix well,bring it to boil & cook until sugar is dissolved & set aside. Prepare Kunafa: -Place kataifi dough on a plain surface,open its thread & cut into small portions with the help of scissor. -Pour melted butter & mix until well combined. -Grease 8-inches kunafa dish with butter. -Add & spread kataifi dough & press gently to set. -Add & spread mozzarella cheese,prepared custard & mozzarella cheese. -Add remaining kataifi dough,spread evenly & press gently to set. -Place a grill on stove,place kunafa plate & cook on very low flame until golden & crispy on the edges & bottom (6-7 minutes) & keep rotating the plate for even color. -With the help of a plate flip the kunafa & cook other side until golden & crispy. -Pour warm sugar syrup on hot kunafa & garnish with pistachios,rose buds & serve! Recipe in Urdu: Ajza: Prepare Custard: -Olper’s Milk 1 & ½ Cup -Sugar 3 tbs or to taste -Vanilla essence ½ tsp -Cornflour 2 tbs -Olper’s cream 1/3 Cup (room temperature) Prepare Sugar Syrup: -Water 1 Cup -Sugar 1 Cup -Lemon juice ½ tsp -Rose water 1 tbs Prepare Kunafa: -Kataifi dough 200g -Makhan (Butter) melted 70-80g -Makhan (Butter) soft 1 tbs -Olper’s Mozzarella cheese grated approx. 100g -Pista (Pistachios) chopped as required -Rose buds Directions: Prepare Custard: -Saucepan mein doodh,cheeni,vanilla essence aur cornflour dal ker ache tarhan whisk ker lein. -Chulha on karein aur halki ancch per garha ho janay tak paka lein (6-8 minutes). -Chulha bund ker dein aur cream dal ker ache tarhan whisk ker lein & side per rakh dein. Prepare Sugar Syrup: -Saucepan mein pani,cheeni,lemon juice aur rose water dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur ubal anay ka bad cheeni ghul janay tak paka lein & side per rakh dein. Prepare Kunafa: -Kataifi dough ko plain surface per rakh ker threads ko khol lein aur scissor ki madad sa small portions mei cut ker lein. -Melted makhan dal ker ache tarhan mix ker lein. -8-inches kunafa dish ko makhan sa grease ker lein. -Kataifi dough dal ker pheela lein aur gently press ker ka set ker lein. -Mozzarella cheese,tayyar custard aur mozzarella cheese dal ker pheela lein. -Remaining kataifi dough dal ker pheela lein aur gently press ker ka set ker lein. -Chulhay per grill aur kunafa plate rakh dein aur bohat halki ancch per edges & bottom golden & crispy ho janay tak paka lein (6-7 minutes) & plate ko musalsal rotate kertay rahein -Plate ki madad sa kunafa ko flip ker lein aur dosray side ko golden & crispy ho janay tak paka lein. -Warm sugar syrup ko garam kunafa per pour ker lein,pista aur rose buds sa garnish ker ka serve karein.