Vermicelli Kunafa Recipe With Paneer & Cream Filling

Step 1: For layering:To begin making Vermicelli Kunafa Recipe With Paneer & Cheese Cream Filling, start by preparing the layering

Step 2: Break the vermicelli with fingers in a large bowl and add butter to it

Step 3: Reserve some of it to roast the nuts later and greasing the baking tray

Step 4: Now grease a baking tray with butter, always grease upward (I used silicon mold as it is easy to demold)

Step 5: Here you can use silicone cups as well where you can take out individual servings

Step 6: Now place the vermicelli in the baking tray, press well with fingers, making around 1 inch high layer at the bottom

Step 7: Preheat the oven on 200 degrees celsius

Step 8: For Filling:Heat a deep sauce pan over low heat and pour milk into it

Step 9: Add grated paneer to it

Step 10: Now mix corn flour, custard powder & maida in some cold water

Step 11: Mix well till so that there are no lumps in the mixture

Step 12: Now pour the mixture in the saucepan with boiling milk and continue boiling with constant stirring with a wooden spatula

Step 13: Now add sugar to it, and continue stirring

Step 14: Add Almond extract & Kewra, stirring constantly till it gets a thick creamy textureNow add condensed milk, cardamom powder and switch off heat

Step 15: Let it cool for some time

Step 16: Assembling:For syrup, mix all the ingredients mentioned for syrup together in a saucepan & boil for 5-7 minutes or till thickened considerably, and switch off

Step 17: Also in a small pan, heat butter and roast the chopped nuts till fragrant, on low heat such that the nuts aren't burnt

Step 18: Now pour the paneer mixture over the set vermicelli

Step 19: Top the remaining vermicelli over the paneer mixture lightly, don’t press the vermicelli too much

Step 20: Now bake for 45-50 minutes or till the the top layer of vermicelli becomes golden

Step 21: Take care not to burn the vermicelli

Step 22: Keep checking after 20 minutes in oven, since every oven has a different heating temperature

Step 23: After it gets baked, take out the tray & let it rest for 5 mins then de-mold the cake cautiously, running a knife along the edges

Step 24: Garnish with the roasted nuts

Step 25: Reserve half of them for later

Step 26: Now pour the prepared thickened honey syrup

Step 27: Garnish with the remaining roasted nuts

Step 28: Serve Vermicelli Kunafa Recipe With Paneer & Cheese Cream Filling as a festive snack when your relatives and guest visit you during this festive season

Step 29: You can serve it along with Sattu Ka Namkeen Sharbat Recipe