Vermicelli kunafa Recipe by Food Fusion (Eid Special)

After many requests and trials we came up with a simplified version of vermicelli kunafa with locally available ingredients. Do give it a try and let us know how it was. #HappyCookingToYou

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Vermicelli Kunafa
Serves: 10-12 people

Recipe in English:
Ingredients:
-Cheeni (Sugar) 1 Cup
-Pani (Water) 1 Cup
-Lemon juice ½ tsp
-Zafran essence (Saffron essence) ¼ tsp (optional)
-Sawaiyan (Vermicelli) 2 packets (300 gms)
-Makhan (Butter) unsalted 4-5 tbs
-Zarda ka rang (Yellow food color) ¼ tsp
-Ricotta cheese or Khoya 1 & ½ Cups
-Mozzarella cheese grated ¾ Cup or as required
-Pista (Pistachio) chopped

Directions:
For Sugar syrup:
-In saucepan,add sugar,water and cook until sugar is dissolved.
-Add lemon juice and saffron essence,mix well and cook until thickens & set aside.
-In bowl,add vermicelli and crush well.
-Add butter and mix properly.
-Taka out half quantity of butter coated vermicelli in a separate bowl and reserve for later use.
-Add yellow food color,mix well & set aside.
-In baking pan,add colored coated vermicelli and spread evenly.
-Add ricotta cheese or khoya and crumbled it with the help of the hands and spread evenly.
-Add mozzarella cheese and spread it,lose the edges and again add a layer of reserved butter coated vermicelli.
-Bake in preheated oven at 180 C for 20-25 minutes.
-After baking,pour generously warm sugar syrup and garnish with pistachios.

Recipe in Urdu:

Ajza:
-Cheeni (Sugar) 1 Cup
-Pani (Water) 1 Cup
-Lemon juice ½ tsp
-Zafran essence (Saffron essence) ¼ tsp (optional)
-Sawaiyan (Vermicelli) 2 packets (300 gms)
-Makhan (Butter) unsalted 4-5 tbs
-Zarda ka rang (Yellow food color) ¼ tsp
-Ricotta cheese or Khoya 1 & ½ Cups
-Mozzarella cheese grated ¾ Cup or as required
-Pista (Pistachio) chopped

Directions:
For Sugar syrup:
-Saucepan mein cheeni aur pani dal dein aur cheeni ghul janay tak paka lein.
-Lemon juice aur zafran essence dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur sheera garha hunay tak paka lein & side per rakh dein.
-Bowl mein sawaiyan dal ker ache tarhan crush ker lein.
-Makhan dal ker properly mix ker lein.
-Butter coated sawaiyon ko ek alag bowl mein nikal lein aur bad mein use kerna kliya side per rakh dein.
-Zarda ka rang dal ker ache tarhan mix karein & side per rakh dein.
-Baking pan mein colored coated sawaiyan dal ker evenly pheela lein.
-Ricotta cheese or khoya ko haathon ki madad sa crumbled ker lein aur dal ker pheela lein.
-Mozzarella cheese dal ker pheela lein aur edges ko lose ker lein aur dubara reserved butter coated sawaiyan dal dein.
-Preheated oven mein 180 C per 20-25 minutes kliya bake ker lein.
-Baking ka bad neem garam sheera dal dein aur pista sa garnish ker ka serve karein.