Hot Coffee | Beaten Coffee (Café Style)

hot coffee served in a black cup kept on a wooden tray.

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Hot Coffee | Beaten Coffee (Café Style)

This café-style Hot Coffee recipe makes a creamy and frothy drink using instant coffee, sugar, milk and water. It requires no special equipment and is easy to prepare at home in less than 15 minutes. The coffee has a smooth texture with a light layer of foam on top.

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Total Time10

Course: Beverages

Cuisine: American, World

Diet: Vegetarian

Difficulty Level: Easy

Servings:

Calories: 224kcal

Author: Dassana Amit

Ingredients

1½ teaspoons instant coffee – Nescafé or your preferred brand
1½ tablespoons sugar or add as per taste
3 tablespoons water – hot
1 cup milk

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Instructions

In a cup add the instant coffee and sugar.
Add 3 tablespoons hot boiling water.
First mix the coffee and sugar with water and begin to stir briskly and beat coffee with a spoon for 3 to 4 minutes.
Beat the coffee till its color lightens and you see a frothy layer on top.
Then take 1 cup milk in a small but heavy sauce pan and on a medium to medium-high heat boil it.
When the milk comes to boil pour the milk in a glass jar or a thermos flask.
Do not use any plastic bottle or jar. You can use a steel bottle also. A glass jar with a handle helps while shaking as the milk is hot.
Now shake the jar vigorously for 1 to 2 minutes. Alternatively to get the froth on milk, you can also use a handheld frother. Milk can be blended in a blender also.
There should be a nice layer of frothy foam on the milk.
Pour the foamy milk in the cup containing coffee.
After adding ⅓ or ½ of the milk to the coffee, stir with a spoon. You can even swirl the cup gently so that the milk get mixed with the coffee.
Then pour remaining milk together with the frothy layer.
Serve cafe style coffee straightway.
You can even sprinkle some ground cinnamon powder or cocoa powder on top. Enjoy this homemade cafe style coffee.

Notes

The instant coffee can be in powdered form or granular. I have used Nescafé in the recipe, but you can add your favorite brand of instant coffee.
Using instant espresso will give you a richer and stronger coffee flavor.
For a lighter version, add more hot water to mellow out the brew. If you prefer, you can opt not to add milk and only add hot water.
You can add your choice of sweeteners in this recipe.
This recipe is for 1 serving, but you can scale it easily.

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