Fruit Custard Falooda

                                               

Fruit Custard Falooda is a creamy and delicious Summer delight ! It is basically a layered dessert and a fusion dish that combines 2 popular dishes, Semiyan kheer or the Vermicelli Pudding and the fruit custard. Fruit custard falooda can be easily made at home with easily available ingredients and tastes awesome when served chilled on a Summer afternoon. Fruit custard falooda loaded with healthy goodness of fruits and sabja (sweet basil seeds) and with refreshing flavors from rose syrup makes an ideal Iftar treat as well !

                     

What is a Falooda?

Falooda is a multilayered dessert, quite popular in the Indian Subcontinent. One can both drink and eat this Summer coolant beverage cum dessert. traditionally falooda is prepared by mixing rose syrup, milk, jelly or custard, falooda sev, and falooda seeds (sweet basil seeds). the dessert could be topped with chopped fruits, nuts, and ice-cream. There are many variations to it and falooda can be made using pulpy fruits like mangoes, papaya or seasonal berries.

                         

Video recipe for Fruit Custard Falooda

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Serves: 4 

Ingredients: Measurements used 1 cup = 250 ml

• 2 cups milk (you can use skimmed or full cream milk
• 1 tablespoon sabja seeds / sweet basil seeds
• 1/2 cup fine vermicelli / semiyan
• 2 tablespoon custard powder
• 2 cups chopped fruits of your choice
• 1/4 cup sugar / honey
• 1/4 cup rose syrup / rooh afza
• Ice-cream of your choice for topping
• 2 tablespoon slivered nuts
• 2 tablespoon tutti frutti
• Candied cherries for garnishing (optional)

                   

Method:

1. Preparing Sabja Seeds:

• Soak the Sabja seeds in 1 cup of water for 10-15 minutes. After soaking time, the sabja seeds will bloom. 
• Strain the bloomed sabja seeds using a tea strainer and keep it aside until use.

      2. Preparing the Vermicelli Custard:

• Reserve 1/4 cup milk and heat remaining on low to medium flame. Add your regular vermicelli to the milk and cook it until done. If using falooda sev, cook it in milk as per the packet instructions. 
• Add sugar to the vermicelli pudding and give a good stir.
• Now add custard powder to the reserved milk and make a lump free mixture. Stir in the custard mix into the vermicelli pudding while stirring continuously.
• Cook the vermicelli custard for another 2-3 minutes and put off the flame. Allow the custard to cool down at room temperature and then refrigerate until use.

      3. Preparing the fruits  :

• Chop the fruits of your choice to bite size pieces. Add them to a bowl and sprinkle little sugar over them to prevent discoloration. I have used apple, banana, grapes, pomegranate and mango in this fruit custard falooda recipe. You may use any fresh seasonal fruit or frozen berries in this recipe. 

        4. Other Preparations: 

• Chill the falooda serving glasses in the fridge for about 1/2 hour before laying the falooda. Preferably use tall glasses as it shows the layers of the falooda distinctly. 

                     

    4. Layering the Fruit Custard Falooda

• There is no fixed order in which a falooda can be layered. You can use any ingredient first. I am sharing the way, i layer my falooda.
• To each chilled serving glasses, add 2 tablespoon of rose syrup followed by 1 tablespoon of the bloomed sabja seeds.
• Next, add in 2-3 tablespoon of chopped mixed fruit.
• Top the fruit layer with chilled custard vermicelli.
• Now again add a layer of the bloomed sabja followed by fruits and then the custard.Repeat the layers until the glass is 80% full. 
• Top the falooda with 2 scoops of ice-cream of your choice, slivered nuts, tutti frutti and candies cherry.
• Serve the Fruit Custard Falooda immediately and enjoy with your loved ones!!

                   

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