Mango Falooda- Tropical Summer Dessert
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
  • Basil seeds- 3 tbsp, soaked in ½ cup water
  • Vermicelli- ½ cup, cooked in water
  • Crushed digestive biscuits- 4 biscuits/glass (or use graham cracker crumbs)
  • Mango pulp- ¼ cup/glass (optional)
  • Milk- ½ cup/glass
  • Mango Ice cream- 2 scoops/glass
  • Diced mangoes- 3 tbsp/glass
  • Rooh Afza- 1 tbsp/glass
  • Dates, chopped- 1 tbsp/glass
  • Chopped nuts- 1 tbsp/glass
  • Pomegranate seeds- ½ tbsp/glass (optional)
Instructions
  1. Soak basil seeds in water for 10 minutes till it has plumped up.
  2. Or use chia seeds, chia seeds have to be soaked overnight.
  3. In a saucepan, cook ½ cup split vermicelli in 1½ cups water for a few minutes till it turns soft. Drain the water and let cool down. Keep aside.
  4. I've added homemade mango ice cream, made with just 3 ingredients (mango pulp- 3¾ cups, condensed milk 1½ cups & whipped cream 1 cup- combine well in a large bowl & freeze for 2 hours, take the bowl out of the freezer combine well & freeze for 5 hours or overnight till the ice cream has set well).
  5. I've also added crushed digestive biscuits, this is optional. You can also add graham cracker crumbs.
  6. In a tall glass: add 1 tbsp soaked basil or chia seeds, 1 tbsp cooked vermicelli, 2 crushed digestive biscuits, 2 tbsp diced mangoes, ¼ cup mango pulp (this is optional), ½ cup milk, 1 tbsp soaked basil seeds, 1 tbsp cooked vermicelli, 2 crushed digestive biscuits, top with 1 or 2 scoops of mango ice cream.
  7. Garnish with 1 tbsp diced mangoes, chopped dates, chopped nuts, pomegranate seeds & drizzle with rooh afza.
  8. Enjoy this decadent dessert, YUM!
Recipe by Cooking with Thas - Smart Cooking, Smart Living at https://thasneen.com/cooking/mango-falooda-tropical-summer-dessert/