Dosa and Falooda for snack

The very first time I arrived in India, I already liked the taste of falooda. There are different ways people prepare it here but whatever is their concoction, the main ingredient would always include tapioca pearls which are chewy and crunchy.

For me, falooda is served best if you include an ice cream on it, but I have nothing against falooda that does not have a match of ice cream since it can still taste good. The prices range from Rs35-50 depending on the ingredients included on your ordered falooda.

Delicious Faloodah with Ice cream and Dried Fruits


Falooda is originally a Persian dessert that has influence India and other countries. It is like a counter part of our halo-halo although the main denominator is that it is considered sweet and refreshing snack. We did visit Goa and we ordered this falooda with a mixture of dried fruits and ice cream. It was really refreshing and sweet and it was perfect to pair with dosa.

Faloodah, one of my favorite snack/dessert in India



Dosa on the other hand is also a favorite street food in India. It is a crepe made out of rice and some lentils and it has a lot of versions. It can be this plain and simple paper dosa or stuffed with aloo or potatoes inside. The one I ordered was with potatoes and when your dosa is served, it is always paired with coconut chutney and some sambar which is with veggie.

Dosa, more than a ruler long, can satisfy your hunger


Dosa is crunchy like your ice cream cone but not the sweet one. It is thin and very long when rolled which can be served on a big platter. The famous varieties of dosa are chili, buttered, onion, paper, roast, chow-chow, rava and masala dosa. I like the plain and buttered dosa along with with aloo inside. I can assure you that one dosa is really good for two people, not unless you really have a bigger appetite than I do.

Craving for Vanilla Ice cream

I know it is not advice to take too much sugar or carbohydrates during pregnancy. I only take a cup a day for my daily dose of ice cream. It was just another food craving which I can consider my comfy food since I do get some odd taste on such food. It does taste unpleasant or bitter type. Even if I like the food and eat it, later on there will be an after taste that I really wanted to flush out from my tongue.

Vanilla Ice Cream by Amul


Well, this vanilla ice cream will just do the trick for the mean time. But I still needed to figure out what I can do so that I won’t be sticking much on sweets and cold treats such as this. I know I am an ice cream monster before, but this pregnancy surely gave me an idea to give it a try. Actually I don’t like any other flavored ice cream. So the nearest and safest for my mouth was vanilla. I don’t know why, but mostly I do like to take in white colored foodies and snacks.

My comfy snack, Vanilla Ice cream with pearl balls, weird combo

I do like to include white marshmallows and pearl balls on my ice cream. Funny isn’t it? I do have a good laugh on my food combinations sometimes. Indeed online research does make a big help when it comes to nutritious foods to take and I will be serious this time to consider what is best for me and my baby. I would really have to force myself to eat more since I do lack in weight and the doctor told me to add more weight like 12 more kilos. Well, that will be a lot of hard work I guess since I have been around 45 kilos only, and now I needed to gain more weight, maybe even pizza will help me with this one, LOL! Aiming to get that weight...hope soonest!