How to Make Authentic Nabulsi Kunafa

Ingredients

• 3 cups kataifi pastry
• 1/2 cup ghee or melted butter
• 1 teaspoon yellow food coloring
• 1 block Akkawi cheese
• Qatr or sugar syrup
• Recipe and method for preparing authentic Nabulsi kunafa from the friend of the Shou Tabkhin El Youm website:
• Batoul Habhab
• Click on Batoul's name to visit her profile on our website and enjoy all her delicious recipes.

Method

1. We begin by preparing the 'athmaliya' (coarse shredded pastry). It's best if the athmaliya strands are ground somewhat coarsely. You can make the Nabulsi kunafa with fine athmaliya, but the coarse version gives a stronger flavor.
2. Rub the coarse athmaliya strands with ghee or melted butter and add a few drops of yellow food coloring to them.
3. Soak the Akkawi cheese in water to remove its salty taste. Then drain it well.
4. Place the athmaliya in a medium-sized pan and put the pieces of cheese on top. Put the pan on the stovetop over low heat and press it by hand or stir continuously until the edges begin to brown for about 20 minutes.
5. Invert the Nabulsi kunafa pan onto a larger pan and return it to the heat on very low flame so the cheese browns from below without burning for about 5 minutes only.
6. Remove the pan from the heat, pour the warm syrup (qatr/shira) over it, and garnish with ground pistachios.
7. The authentic Nabulsi kunafa recipe from a friend of the Sho Tabkhin Al-Youm website:
8. Batoul Habhab
9. Click Batoul's name to visit her dedicated page on our site and enjoy all her delicious recipes
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