The South Indian Coffee Recipe

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Coffee is a universal drink consumed all over the world. There are many whose daily chores always start with a hot cup of coffee. Nowadays, modern cafes have promoted Coffee as an essential element of social networking amongst people of different strata. Apart from homes, even in workplaces and offices, there is always an informal exchange of one’s’ thoughts and feelings around a coffee machine.
In India, people of different regions consume both coffee and tea as their regular daily beverages. Coffee is predominantly consumed in the South India and the North Indians prefer tea. There is a traditional method of preparation of Coffee in the orthodox South Indian homes. This method has been in vogue for centuries and those who are addicted to the “Filtered Coffee”, as it is known, will not accept any other type of coffee including the commercially available “Espresso” in the coffee shops.
The coffee recipe of these particular South Indian homes goes like this – they purchase the coffee beans from the shops, mostly the local variety grown in the ‘Coorg’ district of India. These beans are roasted and ground in small home coffee grinders. Some people also mix a small percentage of what is known as “chickaree” beans, before grinding, to get a specific flavour to the coffee.
The ground coffee powder is stored in the homes and brewed as a ‘decoction’ in small filters with hot water. South Indians prefer the coffee to be quite ‘strong’ and the filtered liquid is mixed with boiled milk and sugar to get the famous “South Indian Filtered Coffee”. The coffee is served in a small stainless steel tumbler. If you happen to visit a typical South Indian home, remember to ask for their special “Filtered Coffee” and you can enjoy the drink with its rich flavour and aroma.

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August 10, 2009 | Filed Under Caffeinated, Coffee Beans, Coffee Brewing, Coffee Culture, Coffee Facts | Leave a Comment 

Enjoy Better Coffee and Money in Your Pocket

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Home Brewed Coffee: Better, Fresher Coffee and Money in Your Pocket

If you’re one of the millions of people who can’t start the day without a cup of coffee, you are probably spending a small fortune on the stuff every year…

High school kids, college students, and adults are stopping at their favorite drive-through coffee shop for their favorite $4 cup of latte.
Let’s say a household of 3 buys their latte a conservative 4 days a week. That adds up to about $50 a week or over $2000 a year!

Instead of depriving ourselves of one of life’s greatest pleasures, we need to find a way to get that cup we deserve.
With today’s tight economy it’s no wonder more and more people are turning to brewing their own coffee at home.
A cup of ‘regular’ coffee averages $1.80 in the US; you can make your own higher-quality, gourmet organic coffee for less than 40 cents!

According to Reuters, coffee consumption has remained the same while more people are brewing at home to cut costs.

Not only can you cut down the cost, you can also have some control over what your teens are drinking as well as the quality and quantity of what is being consumed. With such a great variety of coffee beans now available, we have the luxury of choosing exactly what we buy and how we choose to prepare it to our best benefit. Combine that with buying and roasting your own coffee beans and the savings really add up.
The most common method of brewing coffee in North America is the drip brew method.

Then there are other methods of preparing coffee including;
French Press(Coffee Plunger or the Bodum Press)
Turkish Coffee(or Greek coffee) and
Espresso (or Italian Coffee)
All are very interesting and flavorful in their own way.

There are all sorts of coffee brewing equipment to choose from:
convenient single cup drip brewers and presses, to large capacity commercial coffee machines.
Whatever method you choose, you will enjoy learning what works best for your family’s taste and budget,
while enjoying the great quality and freshness of home brewed coffee.

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August 7, 2009 | Filed Under Coffee Brewing | Leave a Comment 

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