Falooda...Yummm!!

Ingredients: (Serves 4)

400 ml cold milk (skim or full)

½ cup falooda sev or vermicelli noodles

6 tsp rose syrup (rooafzah or mapro)

2 tsp falooda seeds (also called takmaria or sabjah or basil seeds)

2 cups Strawberry Jelly (or any other flavor you prefer)

¼ cup mixed dry fruits (cashew, almonds, raisins and pistachio)

¼ cup tutti-frutti (dried fruit peels or dehydrated fruits)

4 scoops of Kesar Pista ice-cream (or kulfi, or any other flavor, preferably not chocolate)

Method:

1. Soak the sabjah seeds in water for at least 1 hour. 
2. Boil the noodles/sev in water for about 5 minutes (optionally add yellow food color to make it colorful). Drain the water, and run it under ice cold water and keep aside. 
3. Finely chop dry fruits.
4. To assemble Falooda: In a tall glass, place ½  cup jelly at the bottom, top with noodles, Rose syrup and sabjah seeds.  Pour in 100 ml milk, top with a scoop of ice-cream or kulfi.  
5. Decorate with Tutti-frutti and chopped dry fruits.   
6. Eat or slurp or alternate between both, enjoy! J