Kerala Falooda
A home-style Kerala dish made with care and the kind of spice knowledge that comes from watching someone else cook it a hundred times. Each step matters, and the result is worth the effort.
Ingredientsfor 4 servings
- 2 tbsp Black poppy seeds Khashakhasha
- 10 g China grass
- Jelly(Straw berry/Raspberry flavor or anything as u wish but with an eye on the color combinations
- Sugar, to taste
- 3 tbsp Rosemilk readymade one or homemade
- 1 cup Vermicelli Semiya
- Vanilla icecream
- ¼ tsp Vanilla essence
Preparation
Step 1
Soak 2 tbsp of Black Khus Khus in half cup of water.
Step 2
Within 5 minutes, it`s size will start to enlarge. Add more water, if necessary.
Step 3
Prepare the jelly as per the instructions given on the cover and allow it to set inside the refrigerator.
Step 4
Soak china grass in water for about 15 minutes and then boil it.
Step 5
It will melt in the boiling water.
Step 6
Add 4 tbsp of sugar( or as per u r taste) and allow to boil for further 5 minutes.
Step 7
Turn off the heat and add two or three drops of food color( green or yellow).
Step 8
Add vanilla essence for flavour.
Step 9
Transfer the mixture to a dish and keep out for a while and then transfer it to the refrigerator to get it set for around 20 minutes.
Step 10
Roast the vermicelli for a while and then boil it in 2 cups of water.
Step 11
Once the vermicelli gets cooked, add sugar(4 heaped tbsp or as needed).
Step 12
Let it boil in this sugar syrup for about 3 minutes.
Step 13
Allow this mixture to cool inside the refrigerator.
Step 14
Prepare rosemilk by adding rosemilk powder to 1 of cup milk. Mix it well.
Step 15
Add sugar and then chill it.
Step 16
Remember when milk is chilled the sweetness will decrease- so add enough sugar.
Step 17
Get out the china grass setting from the refrigerator and cut it into small pieces.
Step 18
Get out all other ingredients which are chilled well.
Step 19
Remember, all ingredients must be chilled as that will give the real taste of this dish.
Step 20
Get a beautiful long crystal grass and chill it for a while.
Step 21
Add khus khus soaked as the first layer followed by a layer of vermicelli in sugar syrup, some rose milk, the chinagrass pieces, a scoop of jelly, a scoop of icecream and top it again with jelly.
Step 22
Decorate with dry fruits.
Step 23
This is only a suggestion. You can arrange as you like.
Tip
Fresh curry leaves make a genuine difference. Dried curry leaves are a poor substitute — if you cannot get fresh ones, increase the quantity and fry them longer.
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