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 nuts(garnish)

🔧 Tools

bar spoonjigger

Instructions

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

📜 History

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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