Strawberry Falooda

Ingredients:

strawberry syrup, as required / 10 strawberries and 2-3 tbsp sugar
1/2 cup vermicelli
3 cups milk
1/4 cup sugar ( or as required)
1 1/2 tbsp basil seeds
2-3 scoops of ice cream
nuts and fresh strawberries, to garnish

Preparation:

1. Soak the basil seeds in 1/4 cup of water.
2. In a saucepan, boil milk adding sugar. Remove a cup of milk from this and allow to chill.
3. In the remaining milk, add vermicelli and cook it on low flame till it becomes soft. Then keep it in refrigerator to cool.
4. Wash and chop strawberries into small pieces. Then puree it in a blender adding 2-3 tbsp of sugar and little water until smooth ( or prepare the strawberry syrup).
5. To serve, take 2-3 tall glasses and add 2 tbsp of strawberry syrup or strawberry puree and then top it with little cooked vermicelli.
6. Then with the chilled milk and then add little soaked basil seeds.
7. Finally top it with a scoop of vanilla or strawberry ice cream. Garnish with nuts or fresh strawberries…Serve immediately..