Mdalaleh Kunafa
A type of kunafa with a soft filling or special mixture, as the name suggests.
A kunafa-style dessert made with a soft filling or mixture, based on the title's special kunafa name.
Like a stuffed Middle Eastern cheese dessert.
Kunafa usually needs careful baking so the outside turns golden while the filling stays soft.
Ingredients
- 500 g spaghetti
- 1 cup sugar syrup
- 1 large cup ghee
- 100 g to 200 g ashta or cream cheese
- as needed pistachios
- for soaking, enough to cover the spaghetti water
Instructions
- In a bowl, divide the package of spaghetti into three pieces.
- In a bowl, cover the spaghetti with cold water and leave it for 30 to 45 minutes.
- In a colander, drain the spaghetti well so that no water remains in it.
- In a pot over medium heat, add the drained spaghetti with the ghee.
- In the pot, stir the spaghetti continuously and mash it as it cooks.
- In the pot, add the sugar syrup after the spaghetti is cooked and stir the mixture well.
- In the pot, a masher or mixing tool may be used instead of mashing by hand to make stirring easier.
- In the pot, leave the kunafa until it cools slightly.
- In a bowl, rub the kunafa with your hands after it has cooled slightly until it holds together.
- On a serving plate, place the finished mixture and garnish the top with pistachios.