Falooda is a layered summer dessert cum beverage. It is an exciting combination of sweetened rose flavoured milk with falooda sev, sabja seeds and vanilla ice-cream. Falooda comes in between category of beverage and dessert. This multi-textured summer drink is an integral part of the menus of street food hawkers that sell drinks, ice-cream parlours and restaurants which serve numerous variations to the basic Falooda recipe.
The basic falooda recipe, a milk based dessert, has rose syrup, falooda sev or vermicelli made from arrowroot or corn flour, milk, falooda seeds (basil seeds) and ice cream going into it. This heavenly dessert has contrasting flavours and textures with chewy falooda seeds, soft noodles and jelly, melt in the mouth ice-cream and crunchy nuts.
Ingredients for Falooda:
Milk - 2 cups, full fat
Strawberry Jelly - 1/2 cup, cubed
Rose Syrup - 5 to 6 tbsp
Falooda or Chia seeds - 2 tsp, soaked in 1 cup water for 20-30 minutes
Falooda sev or Vermicelli - 1/2 cup
Pistachios - 5, sliced
Almonds - 4, sliced
Vanilla Ice Cream - 4 scoops
Cherries - 2, for garnish (optional)
Method:
1. Bring milk to boil and simmer till it reduces to 1 and 1/2 cups.
2. Turn off flame and bring to room temperature.
3. Add 2 tbsp of rose syrup to the milk and mix. Chill until use.
4. Cut jelly into small cubes and keep aside.
5. Make Falooda sev and then place in cold water and refrigerate until use.
6. Soak Falooda seeds in water for 30 minutes and allow it to bloom. Set aside.
7. Chill the serving glasses in the fridge for half an hour.
8. To assemble Falooda, take the chilled serving glass and add a generous tablespoon of rose syrup.
9. Add 2 tbsp of jelly cubes, followed by 2 heaped tablespoons of bloomed Falooda seeds.
10. Next layer with 1/4 cup of Falooda sev.
11. Slowly pour the chilled rose milk till 3/4th of the glass.
12. Next add 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream on top.
13. Finally, drizzle some rose syrup, garnish with sliced nuts and a cherry.
14. Serve immediately to avoid the ice cream from melting and over flowing.
Tips for Falooda
One can add chopped fruits of choice like apple and mango after layering with jelly cubes.
Falooda sev can be substituted with normal wheat vermicelli. Cook the vermicelli in water and little sugar and drain the water.
Related Articles
Indian Beverages
Indian Food
Traditional Indian Beverages
Beverages in Vedic Period
Beverages in Mauryan Empire
Indian Desserts
Vermicelli Payasam
(Last Updated on : 08-07-2016)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Recently Updated Articles in Indian Food
|
|
|
• | Bel Sherbet Bel Sherbet is a popular summer drink made using the pulp of bel fruit, also called wood apple. This fruit has natural cooling properties and also hydrates the body. The presence of vitamin C protects from infections and builds body immunity.
| | • | Sajana Phula Rai Sajana Phula Rai is a spicy dish from Odisha that can be served with rice or chapattis.
| | • | Sambharo Sambharo is traditionally a Gujarati dish which is a quick stir fry made of cabbage and carrots. It is flavoured mildly with chillies and spices. It works as a side dish as well.
| | • | Sev Tameta Nu Shaak Sev Tameta Nu Shaak is a delicious recipe in Gujarati cuisine made from sev cooked in a tangy tomato gravy.
| | • | Kongunadu Cuisine Kongunadu cuisine constitutes the dishes of the region of Kongu situated in western part of Tamil Nadu. Kongunadu cuisine has the natural crops of the Kongu region as its main ingredients.
| | |
|
|
|
|