Falooda
{{Short description|Mughlai cold dessert}}
{{For|the similarly named Persian dessert|Faloodeh}}
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{{Infobox food
| name = Falooda
| image = Faluda.JPG
| caption = Falooda with kulfi, rose syrup, and basil seeds (sabja seeds)
| alternate_name =
| region = South Asia
| course = Beverage
| served = Cold
| main_ingredient = Milk, rose syrup, vermicelli, sweet basil
| variations =
| calories =
| other =
| type = Drink
| similar_dish = Bandung, nam maenglak, alouda,
Bombay crush
}}
A falooda ({{ipa|ur|faːluːd̪aː|ipa}}) is a Mughlai cold dessert made with vermicelli.{{cite book|first1=Gil|last1=Marks|title=Encyclopedia of Jewish Food|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gFK_yx7Ps7cC&pg=PT593|publisher=HMH|date=17 November 2010|isbn=978-0-544-18631-6|via=Google Books}} It has origins in the Persian dish faloodeh, variants of which are found across West, Central, South and Southeast Asia.{{cite book|editor-first1=Darra|editor-last1=Goldstein|first=Colleen|last=Taylor Sen|title=The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jbi6BwAAQBAJ&pg=PA357|page=357|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=2015|isbn=978-0-19-931339-6|via=Google Books}} Traditionally it is made by mixing rose syrup, vermicelli, and sweet basil seeds with milk, often served with ice cream.{{cite web|title=Falooda Recipe|url=https://www.sailusfood.com/falooda-recipe/|date=26 May 2015|publisher=Sailu's Food|access-date=7 April 2019}} The vermicelli used for preparing falooda is made from wheat,{{cite web |title=Falooda |url=http://ifood.tv/asian/falooda/about |website=ifood.tv |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150125200953/http://ifood.tv/asian/falooda/about |archive-date=25 January 2015 |access-date=26 January 2015 |url-status=dead }} arrowroot, cornstarch, or sago.{{cite web|title=Falooda Sev Recipe|date=25 May 2015 |url=http://www.sailusfood.com/2015/05/25/falooda-sev-recipe-how-to-make-falooda-sev/|access-date=3 January 2017}}
History
{{multiple image|perrow=2|total_width=300|caption_align=center
| image1 = Royal Falooda.jpg|caption1=A version of falooda with fruits, nuts, and an ice cream topping
| image2 = Faluda Special .jpg|caption2=Bawarchi special falooda
| image3 = Faluda at Juhu Beach, Mumbai.jpg|caption3=Falooda from a shop at Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India
| image4 = Phaluda.JPG|caption4=Phaluda from Myanmar
}}
The origin of falooda goes back to Iran (Persia), where a similar dessert, faloodeh, is still popular.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thepersianfusion.com/rosewater-and-lemon-sorbet-faloodeh/|title=Faloodeh: Persian Rosewater and Lemon Sorbet|last=Sinaiee|first=Maryam|date=10 May 2015|work=The Persian Fusion|access-date=12 June 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=12 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512035906/http://www.thepersianfusion.com/rosewater-and-lemon-sorbet-faloodeh/|url-status=dead}} The dessert came to late Medieval India with the many Central Asian dynasties that invaded and settled in South Asia in the 16th to 18th century. The present form of falooda was developed in the Mughal Empire and spread with its conquests. The Persianate rulers who succeeded from the Mughals patronized the dessert with their own adaptations, specifically in Hyderabad Deccan and the Carnatic areas of present-day India.{{Cite web|url=http://www.eatingindia.net/blog/the-royal-falooda/|title=The Royal Falooda|website=Eating India|access-date=4 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528183939/http://www.eatingindia.net/blog/the-royal-falooda/|archive-date=28 May 2017|url-status=usurped}} This beverage is now a part of Pakistani cuisine, Afghan cuisine, Burmese cuisine, Indian cuisine, Bangladeshi cuisine and Sri Lankan cuisine and is served on weddings and other occasions. In Sri Lanka, Falooda (ෆලුඩා / ஃபலூடா) is often consumed as a popular dairy refreshment.
Metaphorical references
In idiomatic Hindustani, {{transliteration|hi|hunterian|faluda}} is sometimes used as a reference to something that has been shredded, which is an allusion to the vermicelli noodles. For example, someone who falls into disrepute might say that his or her {{transliteration|hi|hunterian|izzat}} has been turned to {{transliteration|hi|hunterian|faluda}} ({{langx|hi|इज़्ज़त का फ़ालूदा}}, {{langx|ur|{{nq|عزت کا فالودہ}}|translit-std=hunterian|izzat ka faluda}}), which is roughly equivalent to saying "my reputation is shot".{{Citation | title=India today, Volume 24 | date=1999 | publisher=Thomson Living Media India Ltd., 1999 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5WNDAAAAYAAJ | quote=... Magar this time to izzat ka falooda ban jayega (my reputation will be shot) ...}}
Variants
- Some Pakistani versions consist of translucent wheat-starch noodles, and flavoured syrup.{{Citation needed|date=June 2017}}
- In Myanmar, phaluda (ဖာလူဒါ) is made with basil seeds, grass jelly, egg pudding, vanilla ice cream, sweetened milk and rose syrup.{{Cite book|title=Mandalay: Recipes and Tales from a Burmese Kitchen|last=Aye|first=MiMi|date=2019-06-13|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=9781472959485|language=en}} More elaborate versions also incorporate sago, rice noodles, fruit jelly, and chopped fruit.
- In southern Bangladesh, falooda is made with pandan extract, pistachios, sago pearls, creamed coconut, mango, milk and vermicelli, and may even include strong black tea.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
- Malaysia and Singapore have a similar drink called bandung.
- Thailand has a similar drink, nam maenglak (น้ำแมงลัก), which is made with lemon basil seeds, shredded jelly, tapioca pearls, and Job's tears mixed with sugar, water, and rose water.
- The Iraqi Kurds make a version with thicker vermicelli.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
- The Mauritian version is called alouda.
- A variant of known as a "Bombay crush" is popular amongst South African Indians.
- In Guyana, a solid gelatin-like version is made with condensed milk.
See also
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References
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External links
{{Commons category|Falooda}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110803013040/http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-falooda-indian-dessert-drink How To Make Falooda (Indian Dessert Drink)] (archived 3 August 2011)
{{Indian Dishes}}
{{Pakistani dishes}}
{{Bangladeshi dishes|state=collapsed}}
{{Sri Lankan cuisine}}
{{Burmese cuisine}}
Category:Burmese desserts and snacks