Kunafeh

In a mixing bowl take vermicelli and crushed. Add butter and food colour and mix well with your hand. Keep aside.

In a pan take water and boil it then add 1 cup sugar. When sugar dissolved in water add lemon juice. Turn the flame medium and boil it 5 minutes. Then remove from the heat.

Take another pan add milk and put cornflour and 3 tbsp sugar mix well. Cook for 2 minutes when it turns thick add cream cheese, mix it very well and make a smooth and lumps free mixture. When it becomes a thick turn off the flame.

Now take a baking dish or cake mould. Grease with little butter put half mixture of vermicelli and spread it well on the dish. Press it very well then pour cheese mixture on it. Now add the remaining vermicelli on it and spread very well to cover all the cheese mixture. Press lightly.

Preheat the oven at 180° and put the baking dish in oven for baking on 160° for 10 min. Demould it carefully and pour the sugar syrup on it. Garnish with chopped pistachio and serve.