Indian Coffee

In India, coffee is hugely popular in the South as opposed to tea in the North, so much so that most south Indians can’t do without their morning cuppa!. Filter coffee, which is now a universally recognized term is a special form of coffee, which is brewed through a different process to give it a very unique taste.

To brew that perfect cup of filter coffee we recommend the following ingredients

• A Filter, which has a cylindrical steel container for the decoction to accumulate and, another on top of it with pores in it to allow the Brew to filter through.
  

• The Right powder of the perfect texture and the correct mix of chicory. Chicory, however is optional, depending on individual taste.
  

• Milk; which is very important to filter coffee, a 7 to 14 % fat level Cow’s Milk would be ideal. Milk needs to be boiled and used immediately, to retain it’s own flavour.
   

The brewing process for this coffee is pretty simple, which is why it is followed in most south Indian households

• Preheat the filter set using boiling water
  

• Put the powder over the pores (50 g of powder and 300 ml water makes about 125 ml of brew) 
  

• Pour the water slowly over the powder and makes sure it’s evenly distributed across the powder
  

• Wait for brew to filter
  

• Add Milk and sugar according to taste, for best results, froth the drink
   

International vs. Filter Coffee

The art of fine coffee making comes from Italy as do drinks like Espresso, Latte and Cappuccino which are now internationally known.
But these quite different from the traditional filter coffee or instant coffee that most Indians are familiar with. An analysis of the two will help you relate to both the coffees and appreciate their taste differences better.

• Pressure: For brewing an espresso 9 bars of pressure are required, while no pressure is required for the filter coffee
  
• Time Taken: Espresso is a fast serve coffee requiring only 30 seconds to brew as against the 15 to 30 minutes required for the filter coffee
  
• Aroma: In an espresso the aroma released is much more than filter coffee
  
• Bitterness: A filter coffee is a lot more bitter compared to a regular espresso
  
• Caffeine: The caffeine content in a filter coffee is on an average eight times that of an espresso