Falooda/Faluda

Falooda/Faluda~

Falooda/Faluda is a popular South Asian cold and sweet dessert that is prepared with combination of many ingredients. Falooda/Faluda is a dessert, if you look at it technically, but practically it is an any-time snack! Homemade falooda/faluda recipe is easy to make and cheaper too.

Ingredients for falooda/faluda:

• 1 tablespoon of basil seeds or ‘tokma’, 
• 1 tablespoon of sago grain, 
• 2-3 tablespoons of any red color juice as you like, 
• 2 cups of liquid milk, 
• 1 cup of boiled noodles, 
• ½ cup of milk powder, 
• 2 scoops of any kind of ice cream as your choice, 
• 1 packet of jell-o, 
• various chopped nuts for garnish.

Directions for falooda/faluda:

1. Soak the basil seeds or tokma & sago grain in 2 separate bowls. Now boil the noodles and drain out the water properly and keep aside. 
2. Then cook the jell-o following the instructions written in the packet and put 2 tablespoons on one bowl and pour rest of the jell-o on another plate and keep aside to get frizzed. 
3. Mix the milk powder with liquid milk and boil it. Then pour the sago grain and stir it properly, take it out when the sago grain is properly boiled. 
4. Now mix the red juice with the milk sago mixture very and well when it is cool keep it in the refrigerator for 2 hours to get chilled. 
5. Then pour the soaked basil seeds or tokma on the jell-o bowl and pour the cooked noodles on the basil seeds or tokma and then pour the cold milk. 
6. Now cut the jell-o into cubes and pour the jell-o cubes & chopped nuts on top of the falooda/faluda for garnish. 
7. Now serve it with the 2 scoops ice cream on the top of the falooda/faluda and simply enjoy :) :)