How many of you love your cup of coffee? I have a mind that see-saws between tea and coffee, I always wait for its call… The time it says tea, then it has to be my usual strong milk tea, otherwise it is alway
s coffee, especially when I am out. I love to try coffee from different cafes and don’t mind the money I spend on it every month! Despite the fact that coffee is quite good at leaving you with stained teeth (darn!), I make sure I wash my mouth properly after enjoying my large cup of coffee. I always say that tea is for my good moods and coffee for my bad moods, and as always, the latter is much more than the former – hehe – and therefore, I drink more coffee than tea.
s coffee, especially when I am out. I love to try coffee from different cafes and don’t mind the money I spend on it every month! Despite the fact that coffee is quite good at leaving you with stained teeth (darn!), I make sure I wash my mouth properly after enjoying my large cup of coffee. I always say that tea is for my good moods and coffee for my bad moods, and as always, the latter is much more than the former – hehe – and therefore, I drink more coffee than tea.
I am not a fan of the normal Nescafe but like Nescafe Gold and a bigger fan of our Indian brand, Bru. So there are always two small bottles of coffee in my pantry at any given point of time. I have already posted previously my normal way of making coffee, but ever since I have been seeing online on how you could make a nice frothy cup of coffee, I have been making it this way since then. All your usual ingredients, with some hand exercise! To make it easier, you can buy something called milk frother from Ikea, such a handy little machine that is! Whenever HD asks for a coffee, which is quite rare since he is more of a tea person, he always loves it with the froth on the top. Off to the way I make it…
A frothy cup of coffee...
Servings 1
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tsp coffee I used Nescafe Gold
- 1 tsp sugar as per taste
Instructions
- Heat the milk and continue till it comes to a rolling boil.
- Meanwhile, in your mug, add the coffee and sugar.
- Drop in a couple of drops of hot water, just enough to moisten the coffee.
- With the back of a spoon, start whipping in with full strength. You will start seeing the concoction turn from a dark brown mixture to a creamy mixture and it will double in volume.
- Keep whipping till your hands ache, or if you are using the Ikea milk frother, then nothing like it! The more you whip, the frothier coffee you get!
- Once the milk boils and froths, switch off the flame and pour into the frothy coffee mixture from a height. Give it a mild stir and enjoy!
Notes
You can use full fat milk for a richer coffee for sure!
Do not add more water than two to three drops. I heat little water in the microwave and then drip it into the coffee and sugar, just enough to wet it.
I have seen some recipe adding cream. If you wish, you can top your coffee with whipped cream and to make it extra decadent, some chocolate sauce as well! Since I have enough to my waist line, I would avoid them! 😉
Do not add more water than two to three drops. I heat little water in the microwave and then drip it into the coffee and sugar, just enough to wet it.
I have seen some recipe adding cream. If you wish, you can top your coffee with whipped cream and to make it extra decadent, some chocolate sauce as well! Since I have enough to my waist line, I would avoid them! 😉
Have you tried writing on the froth? like may be surprise your hubby with a love letter! 😛
That sounds like an amazing idea! InShaAllah next time Fami! 😉
nice frothy cup of coffee,perfect to start the day
Thank you so much Babitha…
I cant start my day without a nice cup of coffee. 🙂
Thank you so much Nammi… 🙂
I am not a big fan of coffee or tea…but there are days when I just can't stop myself from having it…that cup of coffee is so refreshing
Thank you so much Anupa…
I am a big fan of coffee and tea. I like both I love to drink coffee in d morning and cardamom and ginger tea in d evening. A good cup of tea is enough to make me so happy and refreshed. Like your way of beating the coffee decoration before adding milk. Will try tomorrow morning when i make coffee with milk frothier. Me too have the same frother Rafee 🙂
That cardamom and ginger tea is a must for evenings when I come back from office! Coffee is made at home only when I am in a mood for one… hehe… thank you so much Eliza… 🙂
My day always starts with a coffee ritual – love that quiet time in the morning! Truthfully, I believe that drinking coffee should be a relaxing way to spend time with yourself, creating a mental time-out during your day.
Thank you so much David…
I toggle between tea and coffee as well! It’s nice to see I’m not alone! It tends to be seasonal for me and when I’m drinking coffee, I always say I’m trying to get back to tea (?) It needs to be strooonng tea as well, green or black, I love it really strong! I would love to see a video of you making this!!
Hopefully someday, Nina… 🙂