Published: March 19, 2016 Last Modified: June 8, 2019 Freda Dias

Mango Falooda Recipe | How To Make Mango Falooda

Name: Mango Falooda Recipe | How To Make Mango Falooda
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 70 min
Ingredients: 2 cups whole milk; 1/2 tbsp tukmaria (sweet basil seeds/sabza); 25 grams falooda sev, or substitute with vermicelli/rice noodles, (about a handful); 1 cup mango puree; 1/2 cup mango pieces; cherries, for garnish, (optional); 2 scoops of Vanilla/mango ice cream or whipping cream

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This mango falooda is a delicious Indian mango summer dessert bursting with delicious mango flavor and loads of texture from the sweet basil seeds and falooda sev.

Hello folks! Today’s post is a special one as it marks my first blog anniversary, which was on the 17th of March. I’m a couple of days late in posting this, but nevertheless, here it is 🙂

Wooooaahhh! Honestly, I didn’t think I would last this long, I’ve really surprised myself with this amazing blogging journey so far! Before I began blogging, I had zero knowledge about how a blog works and the other tiny nuances. We all can correlate to that feeling of hitting the publish button for the very first time! It sure was nerve-racking for me!

Starting a blog with WordPress was the best decision that I made, due to which I got to connect with all you amazing bloggers out there. I really appreciate all the love, support and encouragement I have received! A big thank you once again for every like, comment, valuable feedback and for following my blog.

When I look back at my first post, I feel it was so amateurish. But then coming this far has only made me realize how much I’ve improved too. I absolutely love photography and I can see a marked difference from my previous food pictures. It’s not the best right now either, but I hope I can constantly improvise and get better at this.

Getting back to this mango falooda, it is such an easy yet scrumptious dessert. You can easily make this at home if you have the falooda sev and basil seeds. Even if you don’t have the falooda sev, you can use vermicelli instead. Substitute the basil seeds with chia seeds. You will easily find the falooda sev and basil seeds in the Indian grocery store or on Amazon.

So to celebrate my maiden blogiversary, I decided to make this mango falooda or faluda. It looked so pretty with all those layers and it tasted divine!

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INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE MANGO FALOODA RECIPE

1.In a saucepan, bring the milk to a boil, keep stirring intermittently to prevent it from burning at the bottom. Once it comes to boil, reduce the heat and let it simmer for about 10 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat and set aside till it reaches room temperature. Refrigerate until further use.

2.Soak the sweet basil seeds in about 1 cup of water, stir it well, and set aside for 30 minutes. Once they swell, drain the excess water in a strainer and set aside.

3.To prepare the Falooda Sev: Heat water (about 125 ml) in a saucepan. Let it come to a boil. Once it has boiled, add the Falooda Sev, and let it cook for about 5 minutes. After 5 minutes drain the Falooda Sev using a strainer and transfer to a bowl of cold water, to stop the cooking process further. You can cut the cooked Falooda Sev in smaller pieces using kitchen scissors.

4.To assemble the Falooda: Take a tall glass, add about 2 tablespoons of the sweet basil seeds, 1 tablespoon of Falooda Sev, 1/4 cup of mango puree, 1 tablespoon mango pieces, pour the chilled and thickened milk, then another tablespoon of basil seeds and Falooda Sev each, 1/4 cup mango puree, add some milk, top with vanilla/mango ice cream or whipping cream, garnish with cherries and some more mango pieces. Enjoy this refreshing drink 🙂

NOTES

Feel free to alter the quantity of the ingredients, as it depends on the size of the serving glass. Add more mango puree if you would like a stronger mango flavor.
You substitute sweet basil seeds with chia seeds. The texture of both is similar.
I’ve skipped adding sugar whilst boiling the milk, since the mango puree was already sweetened. You can add some sugar while boiling the milk for more sweetness.

HOW TO MAKE MANGO FALOODA?