Being raised in Saudi Arabia, Kunafa was definitely one of my favorite Arabic sweets growing up. Even as a grown up, I remember the days when Hubby would bring home a platter of Half Cream and Half Cheese Kunafa! I would finish the cheese part of it in one night lol
After coming to the US, I haven’t had a taste of the real kind and this definitely has elements close to the real deal. Here’s a recipe for a quick and easy stove-top bread kunafa.
Ingredients:
(Note: The recipe makes 2 servings, where as the video makes 1)
Bread – 2
Cream Cheese – 2 tbsp
Mozzarella Cheese – 2 handfuls
Egg – 1
Roasted Vermicelli – 2 handfuls (crushed)
Ghee – 2 tsp
Water – 1/4 cup
Cardamom Pod – 1
Orange zest / Peel – a tiny bit
Rose petals 1 tbsp / Rose water – 1 tsp
Sugar – 3 tbsp (as per taste)
Step 1: Slice the bread diagonally. Place cream cheese on one side & Mozzarella cheese on the other. Sandwich them together. Repeat for the second slice.
Step 2: Beat one egg. Dip the sandwiches in this. Should be enough to coat two slices.
Step 3: Crush some roasted vermicelli and coat all sides of the sandwich with this.
Step 4: Heat some ghee and make sure both sides of your sandwiches are well coated in ghee.
Step 5: Cook on low flame until both sides are done.
Step 6: Now lets make the sugar syrup: Combine water, sugar, cardamom, orange zest & rose water. (I used rose petals since I didn’t have any rose water). Bring to boil & let it simmer for a few. Strain.
Step 7: Pour the sugar syrup onto the sandwich & enjoy!!!
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