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Madras Filter Coffee
An iconic dish from the Southern city of Chennai (Madras).
Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
5
minutes
mins
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
South Indian
Keyword:
Coffee, madras
Ingredients
Milk - 500 ml
standard packet
4 to 5
tbsp
Coffee Powder
Sugar as required
Instructions
Boil 1 cup of water over medium flame.
Add the coffee powder in the perforated container that comes on top and place it over the lower container where the coffee decoction is collected.
Place the press over it.
Pour the boiled water into the upper container, over the powder, until the rim.
Leave it to drip into the container at the bottom.
The decoction gets collected in the bottom container.
Boil fresh milk and keep it ready.
Add required sugar and coffee decoction into a tumbler/mug depending on your taste. Some will want it light while some would prefer it strong.
Pour hot milk into the tumbler/mug.
If you want some froth, pour it from a height of 1 to 1 1/2 ft.
Serve hot
Notes
In order to make the traditional filter coffee, use freshly ground coffee powder. Do not use the instant powders.