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Luke Coutinho (Designed by Priyanka Vithlani, Meal planning analyst)

Healthy falooda

Refreshingly, delicious and healthy homemade dessert that satisfies your taste buds at every bite.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 2 people
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Calories: 330
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Chia Gel
  • 2 Tbsp Chia Seeds soaked in 4 tbsp water
Extra add ons
  • Few blackberries or blueberries or soaked black raisins unsweetened
  • 2 Tbsp Rice Spagetti strands/rice noodles cooked and strands separated
For the Smoothie
  • 3/4 cup Dates
  • 1 tbsp Rose syrup unsweetened.
  • 3 cups Almond Milk
For the Ice Cream
  • 3 Frozen Bananas
  • 2 tbsp Almond Milk
Extra add-ons as per choice
  • Any locally available chopped fruits unsalted chopped nuts as per choice

Equipment

  • Blender
  • Serving glasses

Method
 

  1. Chia gel is ready (presoaked soak chia in 4 tbsp water).
  2. Make smoothie ready by combining smoothie ingredients(dates and almond milk)
  3. Make ice cream by blending bananas. Add 2 tbsp Almond milk get it thick consistency and pour in moulds, store in refrigerator.
  4. Get spaghetti strands ready by boiling 1/2 cup water, add 2 tbsp strands once boiled switch of gas making sure they are separate strands and don't stick to each other.
  5. Layer the ingredients in a glass using the following steps
    -Chia gel
    -Chopped fruits
    -Add berries or raisins
    -Spaghetti strands
    -Dates rose smoothie
    -Banana icecream
    -Chopped nuts of choice
  6. Serve with love. Addition and subtraction of toppings can be as per personal preference and choice.
  7. Relish and enjoy.

Notes

  • We can replace the Chia seeds with sabja/sweet basil too.
  • During Ramadan, people fast throughout the day from sunrise to sunset.
  • The special evening feast is known as Iftar.
  • Healthy falooda with all its cooling properties and great taste is very beneficial for those who fast during Ramzan.
  • Not only does it taste heavenly, it also offers many health benefits as it is rich in fiber, Protein, Vit E and Vit D.
  • In all the ingredients prove to be healthy, clean and more useful to the body and mind after a long fasting day.