Rose falooda is a summer treat with rose flavored milk, nuts, vermicelli, ice cream and sabja seeds to cool your senses. Easy version to recreate at home.

Like kulfi, falooda is also one that I have not yet tasted at restaurants. Obviously no idea about the recipe. When Sangeeta had suggestions for summer recipes and when I posted rose milk, she told one simple rose falooda that her mom makes and wanted me to post here.
I was happy to try at home as I know I will never taste falooda at restaurant. When I made this and tasted, it was tasting great and I am loving it a lot. Totally my kind of dessert. I should make this often here after, I told myself.
This is easy to make too. Perfect dessert idea for serving guests. You should try this dessert this summer sure you will love it.
Ingredients
Rose syrup - Rose flavored simple syrup is the base for this recipe as the variant totally depends on the flavored syrup we use. This is sweetened syrup available ready made in Indian groceries. You can prepare at home too.
Milk - The dairy based dessert tastes best with fresh milk or if you want to make it rich, use half and half (evaporated milk). You can also try Amul gold which is slightly thicker.
Sabja seeds/ Sweet basil seeds - Sabja seeds are small black seeds, which blooms and becomes soft like sago pearls (gelatinous). It goes well in this dessert and cool drinks. Just like bubble tea/ drinks, cold drinks with sabja seeds (sarbath) are popular in India.
Sabja seeds has lots of health benefits, it is body coolant and chia seeds has lots of dietary fiber too. So for summer, it cools you even from the inside.
Faloodah sev - I used plain vermicelli made out of wheat, but usually they use translucent sev made out of corn starch or tapioca starch or even arrowroot. The easily available one is vermicelli so I used it.
Other than these ingredients, you can add rose jelly, tutti frutti and nuts for garnish. It can also be topped with a glazed cherry.
My notes
- You can mix soaked chia seeds, cooked vermicelli with rose milk and keep refrigerated. Just before serving, transfer to the glass and top with ice cream to serve.
- I used roasted vermicelli I had in stock, but use long, white vermicelli for more pleasant look.
- Make sure rose milk is bit on sweeter side to ensure balancing chia seeds and vermicelli addition.
My friend sangeeta told, her mom makes with sago/ sabudana instead of sabja seeds. I too first thought I will try with sago, but I wanted this sabja seeds health benefits, so go for sabja seeds.
Recipe card
Rose falooda recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup Milk β 1 cup
- 2 teaspoon Sabja seeds I used chia seeds
- ΒΌ cup Vermicelli or falooda sev
- 3 tablespoon Rose syrup
- 2 scoops Ice cream Vanilla flavor or kulfi
- Chopped nuts to garnish
- Rose jelly Optional
Instructions
- Soak chia seeds in a cup of water for 15 mins. Drain excess water with use of a metal strainer.
- Mean while you can cook semiya in 2 cups water until soft, drain water, keep aside.
- Boil milk, cool down, mix rose syrup to make rose milk.
- Gather all the ingredients, tall serving glasses. Add a teaspoon of rose syrup in bottom of the glass.
- Add rose jelly if you are adding at this stage.
- In goes the chia seeds equally in both glasses. Layer with cooked semiya equally in both glasses.
- Add rose milk in each glass and top with a scoop of ice cream to finish. Garnish with nuts.
Notes
- Rose jelly can be added in this.
- You can mix soaked chia seeds, cooked vermicelli with rose milk and keep refrigerated. Just before serving, transfer to the glass and top with ice cream to serve.
- I used roasted vermicelli I had in stock, but use long, white vermicelli for more pleasant look.
- You can drizzle with rose syrup on top of ice cream.
- Glazed cherry can be use for garnish too. Or some tutti fruity.
- Make sure rose milk is bit on sweeter side to ensure balancing chia seeds and vermicelli addition.
Stepwise photos
1. Soak sabja seeds in a cup of water for 15 mins. Drain excess water with use of a metal strainer.
2. Mean while you can cook semiya in 2 cups water until soft, drain water, keep aside.
3. Boil milk, cool down, mix rose syrup to make rose milk. Gather all the ingredients, tall serving glasses. Add a teaspoon of rose syrup in bottom of the glass. Add the chia seeds equally in both glasses. Layer with cooked semiya equally in both glasses.
4. Add rose milk in each glass and top with a scoop of ice cream to finish. Garnish with nuts.
I used a flavor called Hokey pokey ice cream that Aj eats, I had in stock. It was good.
sankar saranya
Wow, its tempting. Pinkish colour super
Ranjani Venkatesh
Wonderful.. lovely clicks raji
Padmini
Yummy
June Burns
What a pretty drink! Love the color π
Recipe world
Heavenly desert!
Jayrajan G
Wow very nice recipes ur friend Sangeetha shares with u
Does she have her blog if no then in return U should encourage her to start her own soon
Jayrajan G
So many new stuff which u never heared before is taught by the lovely friend! Nice
Kavitha
Superb and so tempting. One of my favourite dessert. Apt for this summer season.
Unknown
Could you pls let us know what is the link to Sangeetha's blog?? She has amazing ideas!
Naga
Great one . Need to try . Do we get the pink food colour for making rose milk at ntuc ? Where do we get the chia seeds
Nivedhanams Sowmya
That is a rich and vibrant colored falooda... Looks awesome..
Raks anand
Yes i got pink color in fairprice. Chia seeds at cold storage. Bit expensive but.
Naga
Oh . Thanks . Wil check it out .
sangeetaskitchen
Thanks for the appreciation........I do not have any separate blog..I just share few ideas with my dear friend raji orally...and it's her hardwork and effort she puts into each recipe...so i think we must thank her for efforts and creativity. ..
sangeetaskitchen
Thanks for the appreciation....I do not have any separate blog..I just share few ideas with my dear friend raji orally...and it's her hardwork and effort she puts into each recipe...so i think we must thank her for efforts and creativity. ..
Peekaboo
Falooda is my favourite.Never knew it was so easy to make.Thank you so much..
Lakshmy Ganesh
Can I use Chia seeds instead of Sabja seeds for making this yummy recipe.
Raks anand
Yes I have mentioned in the ingredients π
anitha ganesh
Hi dear.is thr any substitute for sabja seeds.I didn't get in my country
MANIMEKALAI RAMKUMAR
Dear Raji,
No need sugar ah
Raks anand
Rose syrup and ice cream is enough π if you use un sweetened rose essence, you can add sugar accordingly