Falooda is a very popular cold beverage in Indian subcontinent. It is a version of Persian dessert known as Faloodeh. There are different versions of falooda recipe you will find, like mango falooda, rabdi falooda, firni falooda. It is a cooling summer dessert which is rich and delicious. Pista cardamom falooda is made with milk, pistachio, ground cardamom, sabza seeds, sev and topped with a variety of toppings. Top the falooda with vanilla ice cream for a delicious delight, I am sure you will love it too.
You can make interesting flavours and variation from this pista cardamom falooda recipe such as mango falooda, kesar falooda, rose falooda, elaichi falooda, strawberry falooda etc by changing the ingredients added. If you have a full serving of this dessert, it’s almost as filling as a good heavy meal. Only thing you don’t count here is calories in this falooda 😊
Now that summer is here…..It’s falooda time…
Ingredients
- 250 ml Milk
- 2 scoops of Ice cream (preferably vanilla)
- 100 gms. Pistachio, unsalted
- 50 gms. Rice vermicelli
- 30 gms. Chia seeds/Sabza seeds
- ¼ tsp. Cardamom powder
- 1 tsp. of Almonds and Pistachio, chopped
- 6 tbsps. Rose syrup, for serving
Method
- Soak chia seeds for 30-40 minutes.
- Cook rice vermicelli in 2 cups of water for 2-3 minutes.
- Drain the vermicelli and keep it in cold water.
- Boil milk in a pan and keep stirring it well till it thickens. Keep it aside.
- To the cooled milk, add cardamom powder and pistachios.
- To serve it, first add lots of ice to the glass.
- Add 2-3 tablespoons of soaked chia seeds.
- For next layer add half the amount of cooked and chilled rice vermicelli.
- Drizzle some rose syrup over it.
- Top it with chilled milk and stir gently.
- Now serve it with a scoop of ice cream and chopped almonds and pistachio.
- Enjoy!!