Saffron Rose Srikhand/Indian Style Saffron Rose Greek Yogurt

e Indians love our spices as well as sweets. Festivals, celebrations or any happy occasion for that matter is definitely accompanied with sweets or as we call them, 'mithais'. There is mushrooming of mithai shops and local halwais on every nook and corner wherever you go. There is usually such a variety of sweets that it is difficult to decide what you want to eat. It is said that culture in India changes every hundred miles. With culture comes its food. Every region has its own sweet specialties and varieties so you can imagine how vast and expansive the world of Indian sweets can get. 
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Pista Falooda Kulfi

Kulfi is an indian version of ice-cream... often flavored with cardamom, saffron and nuts, it has a very unique flavor. It has similarities with ice cream in term of texture, taste and of course the fact that it is frozen milk! But unlike Western ice creams, kulfi is not whipped, resulting in a solid, dense frozen dessert.Where I come from, it is often served with falooda noodles( kind of like vermicelli)

During the summers in india, there is no dessert more popular than kulfi.
So, there is an easy way to do things and then there is a not-so-easy way! Here I will show you the easy way :) It is often considered very hard to make, stirring the milk for hours in the kitchen and all... but today I am giving a very fuss-free easy-breezy kulfi recipe. It is soooo easy even kids can make it. Infact it is a great cooking/fun project to do with kids... and they love to eat it too. My daughter is a fussy eater, doesn't even like ice-cream very much but she gobbled this one up.
It has always been my favorite.. always hit with guests.. so without much delay here goes the recipe.

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Pista rose falooda and my first award :)

This chilled and delicious drink/dessert is perfect for summer times (I can have it all year round ;)). I just love its beautiful pink color. It is such a treat to eyes and tastebuds alike. It is also fun to have because of the different textures of each ingredient. In India it is generally considered to belong in the street food category. I remember whenever we used to go out to eat chaat and panipuri (which was very often) we had to have falooda otherwise the whole outing used to be incomplete. It is so refreshing and very sophisticated with the delicate rose and pista flavor.. yum!

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