Coffee
Madras Filter Coffee
South India's everyday cup — strong, sweet, frothy coffee with chicory, poured from a height to build a thick crema.
5 September 2026 · Serves 1 · 5 min prep · 5 min brew
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Ingredients
- ¼ cup water
- ½–2 tsp instant coffee with chicory root
- ¾ cup milk
- Sugar (optional)
Method
- Bring the water to a boil and stir in the coffee, ensuring there are no lumps.
- Bring the milk to a boil.
- Add the coffee mixture to the milk and sweeten to taste.
- While still boiling hot, pour the coffee into a mug or stainless-steel tumbler, slowly raising the saucepan so the coffee falls from about 1–1½ ft — this makes it froth like espresso.
- If you like, dip a teaspoon in the coffee and spread a few drops over the froth.
- Serve piping hot.
indian · chicory · filter coffee · frothy