Falooda (Pakistani Ice Cream Dessert)
Falooda (Pakistani Ice Cream Dessert) is a layered dessert made with jelly, basil seeds, vermicelli, kulfi, and rose-flavored half and half.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 14 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup red jelly ((see notes))
- 2 tbsp basil seeds ((see notes))
- 1 cup rice noodles ((see notes))
- 1/2 cup rose syrup ((see notes))
- 4 scoops kulfi ((see notes))
- 2 cups half-and-half ((see notes))
- 2 tbsp chopped pistachios
- 4 whole cardamom ((optional))
Instructions
- 1
Break the rice noodles into small pieces and put them in a medium-sized bowl (see notes).
- 2
Boil 3 cups of water and pour it over the noodles. Stir to make sure the noodles aren't sticking to each other and set aside for 15 minutes.
- 3
Soak the basil seeds in 2 cups of room-temperature water and wait 15 minutes for the seeds to expand.
- 4
Take four chilled serving glasses and put 1/4 cup of the red jelly in each one.
- 5
Strain the soaked basil seeds to remove excess water and add an equal portion to each glass on top of the jelly.
- 6
Add in the strained and softened rice noodles next.
- 7
Drizzle the red-colored rose syrup over the noodles.
- 8
Top these with a scoop of the Kulfi (see notes).
- 9
Pour 1/2 a cup of the half-and-half into each glass.
- 10
Garnish with the chopped pistachios and serve.