Yesterday saw KL being drenched in a heavy downpour, the rain began on a high note in the early evening and reduced to a drizzle through out the night. Long and consistent drizzles almost always creates a moody weather - I’d agree to a certain point. It was cold and moist and made me crave of soothing hot liquids and for the vapours to fall over my face to brighten it up.
Whenever I crave for a pick me up hot beverage at home, masala coffee comes out tops on the priority list. It is indeed simply a spruced up latte with the addition of cardamoms and cinnamon to it.
The method is simple – Boil 1 cup of milk on the stove with 1-2 pounded cardamom pods and a lightly pounded cinnamon stick. Once the milk rises – add sugar and instant coffee powder to taste. I usually add about ½ a teaspoon of each – a concoction that is generally less sweet by Malaysian standards. For masala coffee, I’ve found that Indian based coffee powders blend in better with fresh milk as compared to the ubiquitious Nescafe available in Malaysia. Try using BRU or Nescafe Sunrise if you get a hold of those brands.
The serving of masala coffee was just the thing I needed for the night. A steamy hot masala coffee in hand while being cloaked up in my blanket watching “Two and a half men” on telly and amazingly even with the coffee fix I still slept like a baby last night.
The method is simple – Boil 1 cup of milk on the stove with 1-2 pounded cardamom pods and a lightly pounded cinnamon stick. Once the milk rises – add sugar and instant coffee powder to taste. I usually add about ½ a teaspoon of each – a concoction that is generally less sweet by Malaysian standards. For masala coffee, I’ve found that Indian based coffee powders blend in better with fresh milk as compared to the ubiquitious Nescafe available in Malaysia. Try using BRU or Nescafe Sunrise if you get a hold of those brands.
The serving of masala coffee was just the thing I needed for the night. A steamy hot masala coffee in hand while being cloaked up in my blanket watching “Two and a half men” on telly and amazingly even with the coffee fix I still slept like a baby last night.
* My previous posting on masala coffee 2 years ago.
4 comments:
first time here. masala coffee is very new to me. i have only heard of masala tea. should try it sometime!
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hi there.. cool blog you have here. Definitely appeals to the foodie in me. I too have never tried masala coffee, though I loooove masala tea. My friend makes a wicked cup of that.
@mahimaa
You've got a nice blog :)
@JoMel
Thanks :) Masala tea is generally more common than masala coffee. Somehow I just like my cuppa with a dash of cinnamon and cardamom in it.
Very nice! I like this a lot.
I don't use instant coffee, so I just used a scoop of normal coffee and ran it through a coffee-filter. I just let it steep a couple of minutes.
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