Kadaifi Dolmasi - Turkish Nut Stuffed Vermicelli Balls

Kadaifi Dolmasi - Turkish Nut Stuffed Vermicelli Balls

This Kadaifi or Nut Stuffed Vermicelli Balls are next hot favourite sweets after Baklava. This recipe might seem bit tough to prepare, but once you get used to making the balls you would enjoy the taste of this wonderful sweet and surprise your family and friends. I first tasted this sweet at a Turkish sweet shop in New York and then, back in India went to a Turkish Chef for one of the well known star hotel to learn this wonderful sweet. Believe me, it is worth the effort. So go ahead and prepare it for your family.

Preparation Time :  30 minutes
Baking Time         :  15 - 20 minutes
Standing Time     :   3 - 5 hours
Difficulty              :   Medium
Serves                  :   6 - 8

Ingredients :

• 450 grams Kadaifi (or fine Vermicelli Noodles) 
• 150 grams Butter
• 1 cup Walnuts/Pecans, in chunks

 
For the Syrup:

• 2 1/2 - 3 cups Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
• 3 cups Water

Method :

  1) Heat a pot over medium high flame and mix sugar and water in a pot.

  2) Bring it to boil and keep the syrup boiling for about 5 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and let it cool.

  3) Melt butter and drizzle all over the Kadaifi or Vermicelli Noodles. Using your hands,try to mix the butter with kadaifi evenly. If the kadaifi pieces are too long, break them into smaller pieces with your hands.

  4) After tossing the Kadaifi or Vermicelli Noodles, take a small coffee cup and fill half of it with kadaifi and make a hole in the middle.

  5) Place about 1 teaspoon walnuts/pecans inside and fill the rest of the cup with more kadaifi.

  6) Gently press on top of the cup.

  7) Grease an oven tray and flip the cup upside down on the tray. Make sure to press on top of the kadaifi before flipping, otherwise the shape will not come out well. Use the same procedure for all the kadaifi left.

Note :  You can also shape them in Cylinders, as I have done, But they need a little practise. So I suggest using cup for shaping Kadaifi. Later you can shape them as you want.

  8) Pre heat oven to 350 degree F (180 degree C).

  9) Bake it at 350 degree F (180 degree C) oven until they get light brown.

 10) Take it out of the oven and immediately pour the cold syrup over the hot stuffed kadaifi.

 11) Let it absorb the syrup for at least 3-5 hours.

  12) serve warm or at room temperature.