Falooda

Name: Falooda
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups cold milk; 3 tbsp rose syrup; 2 tbsp sweet basil seeds (soaked); 0.25 cup falooda vermicelli (cooked); 2 scoops vanilla ice cream; 1 tbsp chopped pistachios; rose petals and chopped nuts (garnish)

A rich Indian rose-flavored dessert drink with vermicelli and basil seeds.

non-alcoholicMedium0

MethodLayerGlassParfait GlassIcenoneGarnishrose petals and chopped nuts

⚠ Contains: 🥛 Dairy

Recipe

Serves1

Ingredients

2 cupscold milk
3 tbsprose syrup
2 tbspsweet basil seeds(soaked)
¼ cupfalooda vermicelli(cooked)
2 scoopsvanilla ice cream
1 tbspchopped pistachios
rose petals and chopped nutsgarnish

Tools

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Instructions

1Layer vermicelli at the bottom of a tall glass.
2Add soaked basil seeds over vermicelli.
3Pour rose milk mixture over the layers.
4Top with scoops of vanilla ice cream.
5Garnish with pistachios and rose petals.

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History & Origin

Falooda is a cold dessert beverage with Persian origins that traveled to South Asia via the Mughal Empire. The name derives from the Persian "faloodeh," an ancient frozen dessert. In India and Pakistan, the drink evolved to include rose syrup, vermicelli noodles, basil seeds, and ice cream, becoming a beloved street food throughout the subcontinent. Today Falooda is particularly popular during Ramadan and hot summer months.

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