Indian Falooda

Falooda goes back to the times when the Persians during the Mughal period (500 years back) brought it to India, so its originally from Iran (formerly Persia) but there have been some changes in the recipe.



It is made out of vermicelli (Falooda sev) and tapioca seeds (Habbat el Hamra), rose syrup and milk. Some may add sugar and icecream as it is a summer beverage in the extremely hot days, however its not the same as the persian recipe.
Also, the rose syrup isn't necessarily the flavor of falooda, Saffron, mango, chocolate, and coffee can be substitutes

In this recipe tapioca seeds are not included for I have forgotten to add them :P
but anyway if you want to add them, you have to soak the seeds in water for around 30 minutes before adding it to the Falooda.

YOU WILL NEED


2 cups of milk


3/4 cup of rose syrup



4 cloves of cardamom, or it can be subsituted with 2 teaspoons of cardamom powder


a cup of vermicelli (falooda sev) that has been cut into small strips so you can be able to drink it

the procedure!


First you'll need to add the cardamom to the milk and bring it to a boil.



in another pot, put the vermicelly and let it cook for around 3-4 minutes


this is how your vermicelli should be



separate it from the water using a wire sev.. and same goes to the milk and cardamom


add the vermicelli to the milk and stir


add the rose syrup to the mixture.
now its not necessary to add the sugar because the syrup is already sweetened..

and for the time being you have to chill it in the fridge for around 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours..



and there you go :D a perfect drink in this summer and heat!
Its optional to add the vanilla icecream before pouring the drink into the glass you'll be serving in

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