Coorg is famous for its aromatic Coorg coffee whose aroma fills up the entire Kodagu district all through out the year. More prominently during the blossom season. The coffee cherries once ripe, the beans from them are extracted and are properly dried and then roasted to form coffee beans. In Coorg, mostly people stack these roasted coffee beans and grind and brew them fresh every time they want to have coffee. When you are in Coorg all you would crave for is the freshly brewed hot cup of Coffee and you'll enjoy it best when its the rainy season.
South Indian filter coffee is made by brewing the coffee decoction first and then mixing the same with milk. Filter coffee is milky as more than 70% of it is milk with a little decoction depending on how strong you have made it. It is served in a steel tumbler and container or as is called in Kannada lota and dabarah or davara as shown in the picture.
The main utensil needed to make filter coffee is the Coffee filter. A traditional south indian Coffee filter has been shown here in the picture, however you can also use the electric coffee filters too. But remember, old is gold and filter coffee tastes best when made using the traditional coffee filter. A South Indian traditional coffee filter is shown here in the picture. Kept adjacent to it is the grinded filter coffee powder. You should grind it as fine as possible if you like to have strong coffee.
A traditional coffee filter has 4 components:
1. Lower container where the decoction will get collected.
2. The upper perforated container which would serve as a seive for brewing the decoction.
3. A pusher mainly whose purpose is to spread the coffee powder evenly in the upper container.
4. The filter lid to prevent the steam from escaping.
Shown below are the parts of a traditional coffee filter:
If you are looking to buy one, I would suggest you to check out some of the online available Traditional Coffee Filters. One such website is CoorgShoppe. They have good designs. You can check at http://coorgshoppe.com/shop/accessories.
If you are using roasted coffee beans first grind them to fine powder. This powdered coffee though is called finely powdered but if you compare it with instant coffee powder you'll find it to be quite coarse.
Now that you know about the filter and the serving cups lets start with the recipe of filter coffee.
Step 1: Take 2 - 3 tablespoons of coffee and put it in the filter and level the filter coffee powder using the pusher.
Step 2: Boil water in a pan and pour the boiling hot water in the filter and cover it with the lid. Keep the filter aside and wait for some 10 - 15 mins till the time the coffee decoction is brewed completely.
Step 3: Now boil milk in a vessel. Add sugar as per your taste to the coffee cup/tumbler and add milk to it. Mix the sugar properly in the milk. Pour the filtered coffee decoction to it.
Step 4: Your filter coffee is ready. To get the desired froth as shown in the picture transfer your hot coffee 2 - 3 times from the tumbler to the lower container and vice versa.
Serve it hot in the morning or with breakfast or whenever you want :)
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| Bisi Bisi Kaapi (Hot cup of Coorg Filter Coffee) |
South Indian filter coffee is made by brewing the coffee decoction first and then mixing the same with milk. Filter coffee is milky as more than 70% of it is milk with a little decoction depending on how strong you have made it. It is served in a steel tumbler and container or as is called in Kannada lota and dabarah or davara as shown in the picture.
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| South Indian Coffee Cups |
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| Coffee Filter |
A traditional coffee filter has 4 components:
1. Lower container where the decoction will get collected.
2. The upper perforated container which would serve as a seive for brewing the decoction.
3. A pusher mainly whose purpose is to spread the coffee powder evenly in the upper container.
4. The filter lid to prevent the steam from escaping.
Shown below are the parts of a traditional coffee filter:
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| Parts of a Traditional Coffee Filter |
If you are looking to buy one, I would suggest you to check out some of the online available Traditional Coffee Filters. One such website is CoorgShoppe. They have good designs. You can check at http://coorgshoppe.com/shop/accessories.
If you are using roasted coffee beans first grind them to fine powder. This powdered coffee though is called finely powdered but if you compare it with instant coffee powder you'll find it to be quite coarse.
Now that you know about the filter and the serving cups lets start with the recipe of filter coffee.
Step 1: Take 2 - 3 tablespoons of coffee and put it in the filter and level the filter coffee powder using the pusher.
Step 2: Boil water in a pan and pour the boiling hot water in the filter and cover it with the lid. Keep the filter aside and wait for some 10 - 15 mins till the time the coffee decoction is brewed completely.
Step 3: Now boil milk in a vessel. Add sugar as per your taste to the coffee cup/tumbler and add milk to it. Mix the sugar properly in the milk. Pour the filtered coffee decoction to it.
Step 4: Your filter coffee is ready. To get the desired froth as shown in the picture transfer your hot coffee 2 - 3 times from the tumbler to the lower container and vice versa.
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| Coorg Filter Coffee |
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