Falooda
Rose syrup flavored drink with falooda noodles, basil seeds, jelly, fruits and nuts served with vanilla ice-cream
Ingredients
- Chilled milk - 1 cup
- Rose syrup - 4 tbsp
- Warm milk - 1 cup
- Saffron - 1/4 tsp
- Rose water - 2 tbsp
- Basil seeds / Sabja / Tukmaria - 2 tbsp
- Falooda noodles - a handful
- Almond - 5 to 6
- Pista - 8 to 10
- Cashew-nuts - 3 to 4
- Mixed fruits - 1/2 cup
- Strawberry jelly pieces - 1/2 cup
- Vanilla ice-cream - 4 scoops
- Cherries - 2
Instructions
- In a bowl mix the chilled milk and rose syrup. Refrigerate until assembling.
- In the warm milk add saffron and rose water. Mix and chill for an hour or more.
- Soak the basil seeds in 1 cup water for 1 hour or until they have plumped up.
- Cook the noodles in 3 cups of water until soft or as per the instructions in the packet.
- Drain and immerse the noodles in the saffron and rose water soaked milk. Refrigerate until assembling.
- Chop the fruits and nuts into small pieces and set aside.
To assemble the falooda
- Take two tall glasses and put some jelly pieces and top with 2 tbsp of fruits in each glass.
- Divide the noodles and add to the 2 glasses along with quarter cup of saffron milk. Top it with 2 tablespoons of basil seeds.
- Divide and pour the chilled rose syrup into the two glasses. Top it with 2 tbsp of fruits.
- Add 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream and pour the remaining saffron milk and noodles into the 2 glasses. Garnish with chopped nuts and cherries.
Notes
- I have used a fruit mix of apple, banana, pineapple, grapes and mango. Adding fruits is optional.
- The falooda was mildly sweet. If you want more sweetness, drizzle some more rose syrup.
- If falooda noodles in not available, you can use glass noodles or normal thin vermicelli.