Rose Falooda

Rose Falooda is a beverage dessert that is flavoured with rose syrup, hence the name, Rose Falooda. It is popular in Indian subcontinent. 

The main ingredients that are used in any type of falooda are Basil seeds / Sabja, Falooda sev / vermicelli, sweetened milk, any syrup like rose syrup, mango or strawberry syrup, dry fruits for garnishing, topped with a scoop of ice cream. 

The vermicelli used for preparing falooda is made from wheat, arrowroot, cornstarch, or sago. 

Here are the ingredients used for preparing Rose Falooda.

INGREDIENTS :

(1) Chilled Milk 4 cups

(2) Rose syrup

(3) Basil seeds / Sabja . Tukmaria - 1 tablespoon

(4) Falooda sev - Handful amount (Can use thin vermicelli in case if falooda sev not available)

(5) Almond (Coarsely crushed), 8 - 10 pieces

(6) Pista (Coarsely crushed) - 10 - 12 pieces

(7) Cardamom seed powder / Elaichi powder

(8) Sugar (As per sweetness required)

(9) Vanilla or Strawberry ice cream

(10) Water

This much quantity of ingredients are sufficient for four glasses of falooda.

However, I have shown two glasses in the picture.

I am showing below the pictures of each of the ingredients.

Basil seeds / Sabja

Falooda Sev

Coarsely Crushed Pistachios

Coarsely Crushed Almonds

Sugar

Cardamom seed powder

Rose syrup

Cardamom flavoured Sweet Milk 

All ingredients set aside for the preparation of Rose Falooda

METHOD :

(1) Boil 4 cups of milk and allow it to cook. Keep in the refrigerator for two hours or till it is chilled. Add sugar as per sweetness required and half teaspoon of cardamom powder to the chilled milk. Mix well.

(2) Take 1 tablespoon of Sabja seeds / Basil seeds in a bowl of water. 1 glass of water is sufficient to be taken in the large bowl for soaking sabja. Keep it aside and allow it to get plumped for 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes of soaking, the sabja have plumped up as shown below.

(3) Meanwhile cut the falooda sev into small length and take 1 glass of water in a utensil and boil it. Once it is boiled put handful of falooda sev. Cook the sev in boiling water and drain it.  Wash it under cold tap water and set it aside till use.

(4) Now, lets assemble. Take two tall glasses, add little rose syrup in the bottom of the glass.

Add cooked Vermicelli / Falooda sev and then soaked Sabja seeds as shown. Then one more layer of Falooda sev. 

Add one cup of Chilled sweet cardamom flavoured milk we prepared in step 1. 

Add two scoops of ice cream.

Sprinkle little crushed Pista and Almond over. 

Then drizzle little rose syrup over the ice cream.

Rose Falooda is ready!!