FALOODA
Falooda is a delicious, refreshing, cooling, summer time dessert that you can sip on and enjoy with a spoon too. This exotic dessert is made using jelly, cooked thin vermicelli, sabja seeds,(basil seeds), milk, syrup, and ice cream. It is the Indian Sub Continent's version of a sundae. The concoction is a burst of different textures and flavors.
Ingredients
- 1 packet red jelly
- ½ cup thin vermicelli
- 2 cups cold milk
- 4 tbsp rose syrup
- 4-6 tbsp chopped mixed nuts
- 4 scoops vanilla ice cream
- 2 tbsp sabja seeds or chia seeds
- Sugar - optional
Instructions
- As per the instructions on the packet prepare the jelly. Put it in a tray to set as you need a thin layer. I usually use a steel plate.
- Soak the falooda seeds in 1 cup of water and leave till required.
- Boil about 2 cups of water. Add the thin vermicelli to it and boil for 3 to 5 minutes or till the vermicelli is cooked.
- If you are using pre roasted vermicelli then you need to soak it in water for 15-20 minutes.
- Drain out into a sieve. Wash under cold water. Leave it in the sieve till required.
- To make the falooda, take 4 tall glasses. Put in each glass a tablespoon of rose syrup.
- Cut the jelly into tiny cubes. Add some in all 4 glasses.
- Drain out the falooda seeds into a sieve. Spoon the seeds equally into the 4 glasses.
- At this stage if the vermicelli is sticking, just run it under cold water. Divide it between the 4 glasses.
- Add ½ cup chilled milk into each glass.
- Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
- Top with the chopped nuts.
- Serve each glass with a straw and spoon.
Notes
- If you want to serve falooda for a party, prepare the seeds, vermicelli and jelly a day ahead and leave it in the fridge in till required.
- Replace the rose syrup with kesar syrup. Then you may want to make yellow jelly.
- Vegetarian Jelly is easily available these days. I use Shan or Wiekfield or Hartley brands.
- I have not added sugar. If you need to then add it to the milk.
- I usually like to slowly pour the rose syrup after I have added the milk. This way when you serve it to the guests, it appears white with streaks of pink. They can mix it themselves.
- Left over jelly can be enjoyed on its own or serve with a fruit salad.