Delicious Mango Falooda Recipe

The mango season has begun! I am a die hard mango lover and I love to experiment different recipes using mangoes. Mango Falooda is a famous summer dessert in North India. The best way to welcome summer is to enjoy a chilled glass of Mango Falooda. It like a tall glass of dessert lasagna. The Indian version of tiramisu!!

Mango Falooda is a layered dessert with falooda sev, mango pulp, sabja seeds, a scoop of ice cream and dry fruits – which you can eat and also drink!! It has many good ingredients that are healthy for kids!

Preparing mango falooda at home is very easy. Though is looks fancy, if you have all the ingredient ready you just need to layer them well! The cooking time of this dish is mnot more than 10 minutes.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup falooda sev (Fine Vermicelli)
• Pinch of Kesar (Saffron strands)
• 2 Teaspoon Sabja seeds (sweet basil seeds)
• 1 cup mango puree
• 1 cup roughly chopped mangoes
• 1 cup milk
• 2 teaspoon Arrowroot Powder (Singhare ka powder) You can use custard powder also, but this is healthier.
• 3-4 drops vanilla essence 
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 scoop of mango ice cream
• 1 tablespoon of roughly chopped dry fruits for garnishing

Preparation Method

The first step is to soak 2 teaspoons of sabja seeds in 8 teaspoons of water for 20-30 minutes. Drain the excess water. Dissolve the arrowroot powder in the milk and and allow it to boil on medium flame, while stirring constantly.

Continues the process for 5-7 minutes until the raw smell of arrowroot powder goes away. Allow the mixture to cool down to room temperature, add the honey and allow it to chill for 1 -2 hours. In a separate pan put 2 to 3 cups of water to boil. Add the saffron strands to it. Add the vermicelli and allow to cook for 4 to 5 minutes till it becomes soft.

Transfer the cooked falooda sev into a strainer and drain all the excess water from it, add a cup of cold water to ensure that the falooda strands don’t become sticky. The saffron would have given a nice yellow color to the strands.

Bring out the artist in you by arranging all the ingredients to make the falooda! Take a tall serving glasses. Begin assembling by making different layers of each of the following

• 1 tablespoon of sabja seeds
• 3 tablespoons of mango puree
• 3 tablespoons of falooda sev
•  2 tablespoons of mango cubes
• 1/2 cup of custard milk in each glass

Top it off with a scoop of mango ice cream and garnish it with chopped dry fruits.You can also add mango jelly if you have it on hand. Serve chilled. Enjoy!

You can also make this with homemade mango ice cream. Add a layer of homemade Mango Jelly if you have some! Another yummy mango recipe to try is the Mango Souffle.