Kesar Falooda

Falooda or Faluda is a cold and sweet beverage containing many ingredients very popular in South Asia. Traditionally it is made by mixing rose syrup with vermicelli, basil seeds, jelly pieces and tapioca pearls along with either milk, water or ice cream. Faloodeh, originally Paloodeh or Pālūde  is a Persian cold dessert consisting thin vermicelli noodles made from corn starch mixed in a semi-frozen syrup made from sugar and rose water. It is often served with lime juice and sometimes ground pistachios. It is a traditional dessert in Iran and also in neighbouring Pakistan. Paloodeh is originally from Shiraz and in Iran it is especially famous as Shirazi Faloodeh.[1] Paloodeh is one of the earliest forms of cold desserts, existing as early as 400 BCE.[citation needed] The name originally means smoothy (filtered). In Iran paloodeh (faludeh) is sold in ice cream stores (bastani) and in shops which specialize in preparing this dessert. The vermicelli used are often made from arrowroot rather than wheat. The rose syrup may be substituted with another flavoured base to produce kesar (saffron), mango, chocolate or fig flavour.

My mom and MIL are falooda lovers. Even I Iove falooda.. So thought of making a perfect dessert at home in this summer. I wanted to make everything at home. Usually we buy ice cream from stores.this time I didn't want store bought ones. So made it  myself. Everybody at home  loved it.

Serves 3-4

Ingredients :

• Vermicelli - one cup 
• Basil /sabja seeds - 1 small cup
• Fresh fruits chopped- one bowl..( Iused only pineapple)
• Strawberry Jelly- 100 gms
• badam Ice cream - 500 ml
• Chopped nuts
• Vanilla Milk - 300 ml

Method/ Assembling of Falooda:

• Badam Ice cream  - Recipe here
• Strawberry Jelly - Recipe here

 

• Take the require glasses in which you are going to serve Falooda.
• Bottom layer would be boiled vermicelli. (
  Just boil the semiya in hot water, strain it and add cold water to it and keep it aside).
• Next layer is soaked sabja seeds( soak the basil seeds in water for about 10 mins)
• Above that chopped fruits.
• Above that If you want to add some more semiya , you can add. I have added in my glasses.
• Now pour the Vanilla milk.( add vanilla essence to the boiled milk and required sugar). Add little extra sugar to this milk as I have not sweetened the vermicelli.( You can also add rose milk.
• Next layer add the jellies.
• Top most layer is ice cream. scoop the ice cream and place it on top.
• Garnish with nuts.

Enjoy!!!