Faloodeh – or- Paludeh ye Shirazi: A frozen angel hair rice noodles and cream dessert

10 years ago

As I was organizing my pantry, I saw a partial bag of thin
rice noodles that I’d used for a Thai recipe a long time ago. Apparently, these
noodles can last a life-time, if stored in an air-tight container. Since I had no intention of discarding the
dried noodles, I wanted to find a use for them that would be more in keeping with Armenian cuisine.

Faloodeh Shirazi (photo from Pinterest.com)

Since I’d never heard of an Armenian-style recipe calling
for rice noodles, I was surprised to find one for a frozen dessert called ‘Faloodeh’,
in an article from the ianyan online
magazine written by Liana Aghajanian.

Then it hit me… I had heard of a recipe with a
similar-sounding name called ‘Paludeh ye Shirazi’, from the cookbook, “Persian
Cuisine” by M.R. Ghanoonparvar.

I came up with a variation of the Persian cookbook’s recipe.

Faloodeh
– or- Paludeh ye Shirazi: A frozen angel hair rice noodles and cream dessert

Adapted from the cookbook, “Persian Cuisine”

Ingredients:

About ¼ lb. thin rice noodles or rice sticks, the size of
angel hair pasta

1 cup heavy cream

1 cup powdered sugar

2 tsp. lime zest, optional

2 tsp. rosewater extract, optional

For serving: 1 cup freshly
squeezed lime juice

Directions:

1. Separate and break noodles into pieces about 1-2”
long.

2. Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil; add noodles and
cook for 10 minutes, or until soft, but not mushy. Drain and rinse in cold
water. Set aside in a colander to drain completely.

3. In a mixing bowl, combine the cream, powdered sugar,
lime zest and rose water extract, if using. Stir in the noodles, tossing to
coat.

4. Place mixture in a freezer-safe container and freeze
for 1 hour. Remove from freezer and loosen. Place back in the freezer for one
more hour, until noodles are frozen and crisp.

To Serve: Place in individual
bowls. Drizzle one or two Tbsp. (or to taste) lime juice over each serving.

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Philip D says:

August 5, 2014 at 2:38 pm

must try this!
Filipino Food says:

August 7, 2014 at 1:33 pm

I try this definitely. Thanks for this wonderful post.