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A falooda or faluda () is a Mughlai cold dessert made with vermicelli. It has origins in the Persian dish faloodeh, variants of which are found across West, Central, South and Southeast Asia. Traditionally, it is prepared by mixing rose syrup, vermicelli, and sweet basil seeds with milk, often served with kulfi. The vermicelli used for preparing falooda is made from wheat, arrowroot, cornstarch, or sago.

Key facts

Food.name
Falooda
Food.image
Faluda.JPG
Food.caption
Falooda with kulfi, rose syrup, and basil seeds (sabja seeds)
Food.region
South Asia
Food.course
Beverage
Food.served
Cold
Food.main_ingredient
Milk, rose syrup, vermicelli, sweet basil
Food.type
Drink
Food.similar_dish
Bandung, nam maenglak, alouda, Bombay crush

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
food
Subclass of
dessert
Country of origin
Iran
Material used
milk
Image
ঘরে তৈরি ফালুদা.JPG
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Falooda
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Metaphorical references
  • Variants
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

A falooda or faluda () is a Mughlai cold dessert made with vermicelli. It has origins in the Persian dish faloodeh, variants of which are found across West, Central, South and Southeast Asia. Traditionally, it is prepared by mixing rose syrup, vermicelli, and sweet basil seeds with milk, often served with kulfi. The vermicelli used for preparing falooda is made from wheat, arrowroot, cornstarch, or sago.

==History==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “falooda” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.