EASY! Mango Falooda (Summer Dessert Drink)

Easy recipe for making Mango Falooda (Faluda). It’s a fantastic dessert drink full of mango flavors. It’s ideal for your next summer event or a lovely treat any time of the year. It is a perfect mango dessert for treating your friends and family.

Mango Falooda (A Fantastic Dessert Drink)

Do you love mangoes? How about a fresh mango dessert?

Mango Falooda (Faluda) is a fantastic dessert drink full of mangoes; mango puree, chopped mangoes, and mango ice cream. The rose syrup, milk, sweet basil seeds, and jelly make it an indulgent dessert drink.

You’ll find here an easy-to-follow recipe with step-by-step instructions. It’s a flexible, simple recipe you can easily customize to your needs! So feel free to make it suit your preferences. You can prepare all of the components one or two days in advance.

What is Falooda?

Falooda is a cold dessert drink more or less like a milkshake. But, unlike the milkshake, the layers of Falooda are visible. This makes it visually appealing and unique. It originates in the Persian (Iranian) dish Faloodeh which is still popular in Iran. It is now a popular drink in Asian and Middle Eastern countries. These include India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Malaysia.

How to Make Rose Falooda?

There are many different variations of Falooda across the world. Among them, Rose Falooda is the most popular one. Rose Falooda is made by beautifully layering rose syrup (or Falooda syrup), cooked vermicelli (noodles), soaked sweet basil seeds, jelly (jello), and milk in a tall glass. It is typically served with ice cream, dried fruits, and nuts.

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About Mango Falooda Recipe

• The recipe can be halved or made into a big batch easily.
• You can make it either fresh or frozen mangoes.
• Authentic Falooda is usually made with rose syrup. It adds a lovely floral aroma and a pink color to the drink. It is also the sweetener that you use in this recipe.
• I used homemade rose syrup. You can also use store-bought rose syrup. Other red-colored syrups like Rooh Afza, strawberry, or raspberry can be used instead of Rose syrup.
• Sweet basil seeds cool the body … so Falooda is a delicious drink and very cooling for the summer. If you do not have sweet basil seeds, substitute chia seeds.
• I like to add rose syrup jelly but you can make it with another type of jelly or without jelly.
• Mango ice cream is not essential, try it with any of your choice.
• You can make a vegan version using almond milk, vegan jelly, and ice cream.

Here is an easy recipe on how to make rose syrup with homemade rose water using fresh rose petals

Here is an easy recipe on how to make rose water at home with fresh rose petals

Do you have Fresh Mangoes?

If it is mango season and you have fresh ripe mangoes you are lucky. Mango Falooda is best with fresh mangoes. But, you can make it even with frozen or canned mangoes. I guess they are readily available all year long, in most parts of the world. So, you don’t have to wait till mango season comes to make Mango Falooda.

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Mango Falooda (Step-by-Step Recipe)

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Course: Dessert, Beverages, Drinks
Cuisine: Asian, Indian, South Asian
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 2

Ingredients

• 2 to 4 tablespoons of rose syrup or your choice of sweet syrup
• 1 large mango, peeled and cut into pieces (see the notes)
• 2 teaspoon sweet basil seeds – soaked in 100ml water
• 500 ml chilled milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, optional
• Jelly cubes, as needed (optional)
• 2 to 4 scoops of ice cream

Note:

• This recipe is very flexible.
• Feel free to adjust the quantity of ingredients according to your needs and the size of the glasses you use.
• You can also use canned or frozen mango instead of fresh mango.
• I used homemade rose syrup. You can also use store-bought rose syrup. Other options include red-colored syrups like Rooh Afza, strawberry, or raspberry instead of rose syrup.
• Basil seeds can be substituted with chia seeds.
• I used rose syrup jelly but you can make it with another type of jelly or without jelly.
• Mango or vanilla ice cream is preferred, but try it with any of your choice.

Instructions

Prepare the Rose Syrup

I used homemade rose syrup. You can make your own or use store-bought rose syrup.

Prepare the Mango

Peel and chop the mango into small pieces, if you use fresh mangoes. You can also use canned or frozen mangoes. Adjust the quantity of mangoes according to your needs.

Blend half of the mangoes into a smooth puree.

You can also blend the mangos with some milk to make mango milk if desired.

Prepare the Sweet Basil Seeds

Soak the sweet basil seeds in 100ml water for 30 minutes or in the fridge overnight. Strain with a tea strainer and keep aside. If you do not have sweet basil seeds, substitute chia seeds.

Prepare the Jelly or Jello

Optional but highly recommended. Strawberry, raspberry, or rose-flavored jelly all work well with this recipe. If you use a store-bought jelly packet, prepare it according to the package instructions. I used homemade rose syrup jelly using homemade rose syrup and gelatin. Cut the jelly into cubes as needed.

Prepare the Milk

You can make Falooda either with fresh cold milk or chilled milk after boiling it. Stir in vanilla before using.

Prepare the Ice cream

Though mango or vanilla ice cream is the preferred choice of ice cream, use any as you like.

Assemble

• Use one or two tall serving glasses.
• First, add 1 or 2 of the rose syrup depending on the sweetness preferred.
• Next, add some jelly cubes if using.
• Add some mango pieces and then mango puree depending on the size of the glass.
• Then add 2 tablespoons of the soaked basil seeds.
• Gently, pour the milk into the glass, not quite to the top.
• Add more chopped mangoes, if desired.
• Finally, top it with a scoop of ice cream.

Serve and Enjoy!!

Serve immediately. Falooda is best served immediately with long spoons and large straws. Give the drink a good stir before you sip. 

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