Coffee colored memories
American coffee was the biggest culture shock we had on our first visit to the US. I almost gagged at my first sip of the Starbucks Roast. This was not coffee. Where was the milk? The sugar? The sweet stickiness that was supposed to coat the back of your throat?
Several packets of Equal and half-n-half later, we ended up discarding the coffee.
These days, I drink several cups of black hospital coffee to get through the day. But at home, the old cravings tend to come back.
Indian style whipped coffee
- 4 tbsp sugar
- 2 1/2 tbsp instant coffee (yes, I know)
- a few tbsp water
- 3 cups milk (or an equal mixture of milk and water)
- A sprinkling of drinking chocolate
- In a small glass or metal bowl, mix together the sugar and coffee.
- Now with a spoon, add a few drops of water at a time, until you have a paste of toothpaste consistency. Tilting the bowl, start beating this paste with the spoon. It will change color as you beat it, becoming lighter and increasing in volume. When it starts feeling tight, add another few drops of water.
- After ten minutes of wrist and elbow exercise, you'll end with the whipped cream seen above. (If you've ever beaten butter and sugar for a cake, you know what I'm talking about.)
- Boil the milk. Add a generous tbsp(or more) of the cream into a mug, and pour the boiling milk from a distance into the mug. Gently stir with your spoon until the cream is dissolved. A fine foam will rise to the top. Sprinkle with drinking chocolate if you like. Share with loved ones.
The picture above goes to CLICK July 2008. This month's theme is Coffee and Tea. I'm super-excited because they asked me to be one of the judges for this month's event...makes me feel all grown-up and important. :)
- 2 1/2 tbsp instant coffee (yes, I know)
- a few tbsp water
- 3 cups milk (or an equal mixture of milk and water)
- A sprinkling of drinking chocolate
- In a small glass or metal bowl, mix together the sugar and coffee.
- Now with a spoon, add a few drops of water at a time, until you have a paste of toothpaste consistency. Tilting the bowl, start beating this paste with the spoon. It will change color as you beat it, becoming lighter and increasing in volume. When it starts feeling tight, add another few drops of water.
- After ten minutes of wrist and elbow exercise, you'll end with the whipped cream seen above. (If you've ever beaten butter and sugar for a cake, you know what I'm talking about.)
- Boil the milk. Add a generous tbsp(or more) of the cream into a mug, and pour the boiling milk from a distance into the mug. Gently stir with your spoon until the cream is dissolved. A fine foam will rise to the top. Sprinkle with drinking chocolate if you like. Share with loved ones.
The picture above goes to CLICK July 2008. This month's theme is Coffee and Tea. I'm super-excited because they asked me to be one of the judges for this month's event...makes me feel all grown-up and important. :)
Comments
Congratulations, Madame Judge!
As for coffee...well, I'm a product of my country: I like it strong and black. When I make it at work, an all points bulletin goes out...have your coffee, but this is just a warning: you might want to have some half and half on hand!
Boyfriend likes his coffee sweet, too. But then, he also thinks that pancakes are a food group.
Darn.
I love the idea of strong black coffee, but my stomach cannot bear the reality of it. Not for me, the ranks of coffee braves..
I still don't own a coffee maker, and we use our coffee grinder to grind spices. Moccona sounds like my kind of coffee..:)
Don't get too used to feeling grown up -- it comes and goes. haaa.....
that's so amazing, that you made that foamy wonderfulness. I've never whipped cream or egg whites or anything - wow. You did that? *applause*
I drink coffee with no sugar,, no cream no nothing. But only if I have something sweet to drink it with. So I guess I might like the sweet one.
For me, nothing comes close to freshly-brewed South Indian filter coffee. YUM.
*Goes to look for leftover coffee cream in the fridge*
I actually like the new Starbucks light mocha frappuccino.
Oh, and the Pizza Hut pineapple mint pasta salad..Pizza Hut India is mucho better than its American counterpart.
( That makes me feel better. I am proud to report that I have eaten at all worthwhile Delhi eateries. :)
You evil evil person!! Coffee is on my bad list...but how can I resist trying out this recipe?! Starbucks is vile...plus they make you pay an extra 30 pence for soya milk! *The horror!*
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