South Indian Filter Coffee
Topic started by Sudha (@ sjcd-webcache-8.cisco.com) on Mon Jan 5 19:07:36 EST 2004.
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Hi, Could someone suggest a coffee bean that is closest in taste to South Indian filter coffee? In which stores is it available? I live in the SFO bay area.
Thanks,
Sudha.
Responses:
- From: RG (@ 26.f8b7d1.client.atlantech.net)
on: Tue Jan 6 10:14:09 EST 2004
Folgers tastes pretty good. Adding chicory to it improves the thinckness of the coffee. In Virginia, I get chicory at the regualr grocery store. Request your store manager to get it for you, if not already available. Mix chicory and coffee in about 30:70 ratio. Before putting it in the filter ,grind the coffee (even if it is pre-ground Folgers) in a coffee grinder. This ensure a coffee much closer to south Indian degree coffee. Good luck. Also, check out earlier threads on coffee.
- From: Sudha (@ sjcd-webcache-8.cisco.com)
on: Tue Jan 6 15:51:24 EST 2004
Hi RG,
Thanks a lot for your response. Is there a specific flavor of Folgers I should look for or is there just one flavor?
Sudha.
- From: JO (@ pool-141-150-127-70.nwrk.east.verizon.net)
on: Tue Jan 6 21:08:41 EST 2004
hi RG,
can u pls check this site and let me know which chicory you are using to make filter coffee.
Thanks in advance.
- From: JO (@ pool-141-150-127-70.nwrk.east.verizon.net)
on: Tue Jan 6 21:09:44 EST 2004
hi RG,
can u pls check this site and let me know which chicory you are using to make filter coffee.
Thanks in advance.
http://www.herbalcom.com/store.php3?list=cats&alpha=yes&lett=a-dA-D
- From: Saisha (@ bgp540173bgs.ewndsr01.nj.comcast.net)
on: Mon Feb 2 11:56:36
hi friends,
Sudha's question has been my question too since a long time. finally this time when i went to india, i got a typical indian coffee filter (the steel one) but guess what, i did not get the coffee!! now again , i am in search of coffee beans here that would closest to the indian filter coffee taste.
RG, u said folgers. alright i wil try that. but whats chicory?
- From: RG (@ 26.f8b7d1.client.atlantech.net)
on: Tue Feb 3 10:31:24 EST 2004
I'm so sorry I couldn't get to this earlier. I live in the DC metro area and I found chicory in Giant grocery store in the coffee isle. I don't rememeber the brand, but it's an orange and brown box (about 100-200g). I'll hopefully remember to get the name for you tommorow. Then, you can request your grocery store manager to get it for you.
If you live in or around Louisiana, it's very easy to get chicory. You can also order it online. Do a google search for 'coffee chicory'. Chicory coffee is very popular in New Orleans. I buy Folger's 100% Colombian coffee. Add one packet of the chicory to a 39 oz (1.1 kg or 2lb 7oz) can of ground coffee. Mix it well and dry grind the amount you want to brew in a little coffee grinder (even the pre-ground ones as the grind is not fine enough for our kind of filter). Then, make decoction as usual.
P.S. I don't drink coffee myself, but I've got honest-to-goodness great reviews on my coffee. That's how I perfected the explanation of the process! Hope I've helped.
- From: RG (@ 26.f8b7d1.client.atlantech.net)
on: Tue Feb 3 12:19:13 EST 2004
http://www.cajungrocer.com/ekart/search.asp
Check out this link for the chicory I buy. It's called Coffee Partner. You can also order it online on that site. Pretty cheap too, same price at Giant. It's the same 6.5 oz box thatI mix with 39 oz of coffee.
- From: RG (@ 26.f8b7d1.client.atlantech.net)
on: Tue Feb 3 12:21:23 EST 2004
Sorry, try this link
http://www.cajungrocer.com/ekart/catalog.asp?action=productDetail&cid=82&productID=1413
- From: Vasudha (@ dfwfw.pbsg.com)
on: Thu Feb 12 17:52:25 EST 2004
I think in my opinon the trick to making good coffee is heating the milk on the stove, not the microwave. With the same coffee powder you can taste the difference if you make it the old fashioned way by boiling milk first, then adding coffee powder/decoction to it just like amma used to make :)
- From: Vasudha (@ dfwfw.pbsg.com)
on: Thu Feb 12 17:52:30 EST 2004
I think in my opinon the trick to making good coffee is heating the milk on the stove, not the microwave. With the same coffee powder you can taste the difference if you make it the old fashioned way by boiling milk first, then adding coffee powder/decoction to it just like amma used to make :)
- From: RG (@ 26.f8b7d1.client.atlantech.net)
on: Fri Feb 13 12:20:05 EST 2004
Yeah that too..it's makes all the difference in the world!
- From: Ratnakar (@ acd05a2d.ipt.aol.com)
on: Thu Jul 29 17:07:50
Like most of you, I was also wondering where to find a Coffee Blend to make good South Indian Coffee. After spending some time on-line, I came across this:Arabica is grown in the Chikmanglur and Nilgiris mountain ranges and Robusta in the lower, more humid areas of Malabar, Salem, Coorg, etc.
In view of the above one of the above varieties in the proportion of 70% coffee plus 30% chicory should give you a blend closest to what we find in South India.
Let me know what you all think.
- From: Sakhi (@ c-67-170-201-109.client.comcast.net)
on: Tue Sep 21 21:07:13
Hi can any of u tell me where i can find Indian steel cofee filter near fremont, i live in fremont, bayarea, CA
- From: Kamakshi (@ c-67-164-133-229.client.comcast.net)
on: Wed Sep 22 12:47:51 EDT 2004
Dear RG,
Can you please suggest a good brand of coffee grinder to grind coffee powder in the
above stated method to prepare typical south indian coffee
- From: RG (@ ip68-110-238-238.dc.dc.cox.net)
on: Wed Sep 22 17:44:00 EDT 2004
mr. coffee is a good one. regal works fine too.
- From: RG (@ ip68-110-238-238.dc.dc.cox.net)
on: Wed Sep 22 17:44:31 EDT 2004
oh..and braun is very good too.
- From: anu (@ 63.67.147.1)
on: Thu Sep 23 17:48:16 EDT 2004
i always buy coffee powder from starbucks, they grind it fresh for you. and they have a wide range of flavors. u can pick exactly how u want your coffee. if you want a neutral flavor go with house blend. if you want a lighter one get breakfast blend. (my favorite is sumatra).
WHEN THEY GRIND THE COFFEE TELL THEM YOU WANT IT GROUND FOR A CONE FILTER... OR JUST TELL THEM GRIND VERY FINE. just buy half a pound if u are not too sure. best part is u get a free cup of cofee with it too.... i just love starbicks!!!!!!
- From: anu (@ 63.67.147.1)
on: Thu Sep 23 17:48:25 EDT 2004
i always buy coffee powder from starbucks, they grind it fresh for you. and they have a wide range of flavors. u can pick exactly how u want your coffee. if you want a neutral flavor go with house blend. if you want a lighter one get breakfast blend. (my favorite is sumatra).
WHEN THEY GRIND THE COFFEE TELL THEM YOU WANT IT GROUND FOR A CONE FILTER... OR JUST TELL THEM GRIND VERY FINE. just buy half a pound if u are not too sure. best part is u get a free cup of cofee with it too.... i just love starbucks!!!!!!
- From: Kamakshi (@ c-67-164-133-229.client.comcast.net)
on: Thu Sep 23 20:46:35 EDT 2004
Hi RG, Thanks so much for that quick response
Regards
Kamakshi
- From: Baghi Prasad (@ adsl-67-112-142-206.dsl.sndg02.pacbell.net)
on: Mon Oct 11 20:41:27
Haribol RG
Thanks for the information.I used your formula and coffee tasted very good. I use cuppccino machine to make coffee.
Thank you again
Baghi
- From: Baghi Prasad (@ adsl-67-112-142-206.dsl.sndg02.pacbell.net)
on: Mon Oct 11 20:47:24 EDT 2004
I use Braun coffee grinder . One can feed the coffee seeds on top and powder is collected in a container which is on the side of the grinder. It is very useful and less work.
- From: Renuka (@ tmpnat1.honeywell.com)
on: Tue Oct 26 21:51:41
Check this link for steel coffee filters... may be useful
http://www.cafenavilu.com/ordercofee.htm
- From: Andal Balu (@ user-11fa6e6.dsl.mindspring.com)
on: Fri Nov 5 16:21:24 EST 2004
South Indian coffee has Chichory in it. The closest coffe available in USA is from Cafe Du Monde. They sell filter coffee powder and instant coffee powder. Cafe Du Monde is in French quarters of New Orleans. I think that they also have a website where you can mail order the coffee.
- From: Rajan (@ chcgil2-ar7-4-34-161-079.chcgil2.dsl-verizon.net)
on: Sat Nov 6 18:17:44 EST 2004
Check this website..
http://www.sweetmarias.com/coffee.asia.india.html
You can mailorder "Peaberry" (Indian Pearl Mountain - Chikmagalur grown) directly from them. The only issue is they will not roast it for you.
If you have the roaster..Nothing like it!
- From: Rajan (@ chcgil2-ar7-4-34-161-079.chcgil2.dsl-verizon.net)
on: Sat Nov 6 20:54:37 EST 2004
Here it is...
http://www.coffeeam.com/inmysnugexbo.html
You can order the exact same coffee you would otherwise get in Tamilnadu
Select Espresso Grind..
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