1. 1 Cup = 200ml

Ingredients

1. Kunafa dough - 1 package (1/2 Kg)
2. Butter (unsalted) - 225 gm (melted)
3. Fresh cream or thick cream - 400 ml
4. Milk - 1 cup
5. Corn flour - ¼ cup
6. All purpose flour (Maida) - 3 tbsp
7. Sugar - 5 tbsp
8. Rose water - 2 tsp
9. Sugar Syrup
10. Pistachios - for garnishing

Method

1. Shred the Kunafa dough in a deep bowl or crush it in a food processor.
2. Keep this shredded kunafa dough in a deep bowl and add melted butter to it and mix it with hand till well combined. Keep it aside.
3. In a sauce pan, take fresh cream and milk mixed with corn flour and all purpose flour and mix well without lumps. Add sugar and rose water to it and bring it to boil stirring continuously. Reduce the flame and cook for another five minutes till it becomes thick stirring continuously. Remove from flame.
4. Take a round cake pan, grease it with little butter and half of the prepared Kunafa dough to it and press evenly with your hand. Pour the prepared cream mixture over the Kunafa base and spread evenly.
5. Put the remaining Kunafa dough over it and spread evenly and press lightly.
6. Pre heat the oven to 200 deg and bake it for about 45-55 minutes (till it turns golden color). Take it out from the oven immediately pour the sugar syrup all over and leave it for about 30 minutes.
7. Run a sharp knife around the walls of the pan to remove the Kunafa easily from the pan. Invert this Kunafa upside down to a serving plate. Cut it to desired shape and garnish with chopped pistachios.

Sugar Syrup

Ingredients

1. Water - 1 ½ cup
2. Sugar - 2 ½ cup
3. Lemon Juice - 1 tbsp
4. Rose water - 1 ½ to 2 tsp

Method

1. Combine all the above ingredients and bring to boil. Reduce the flame and heat it for another five minutes

Note : If you want to use food color mix it with melted butter and pour it to the shredded kunafa.