Sukku Coffee

Ingredients

FOR MAKING SUKKU COFFEE POWDER:

• 1 cup dried ginger powder
• 0.5 cup coriander seeds
• 1 tsp pepper corns
• 1 tsp jeera

FOR MAKING SUKKU COFFEE:

• 4 cups water
• 4 tsp sukku coffee powder
• 2 tsp crystallised palm sugar / panankalkandu
• 2 tsp jaggery optional

Instructions :

• Dry roast coriander seeds till golden brown. Then dry roast jeera and pepper till nice aroma rises, set aside. Cool down completely.
• Grind it to a fine powder (as fine as possible).
• Mix this with the mentioned amount of dried ginger powder.
• Mix well then sieve it (for even mixing). Eliminate the dusty part. Now your homemade sukku coffee powder is ready to use. Store in airtight container.
• Boil water, add homemade sukku coffee powder, give a quick stir.
• Add jaggery, crystallized palm sugar and mix well. Allow it to boil for 3-5 mins.
• Then strain through metal strainer and serve hot Sukku Coffee.

Notes

• If you feel its is little spicy, then add 3/4 tsp for each cup.
• Usually sukku coffee is made only with water, but if you prefer you can have it with half and half milk, water.
• You can store the homemade sukku coffee powder up to 2-3 months.
• Actually they use palm sugar (karupatti) for sukku coffee. I don’t have it so have used the substitute for it as it works well.

SUKKU COFFEE RECIPE STEP BY STEP

1. Dry roast coriander seeds till golden brown.Then dry roast jeera and pepper till nice aroma rises,set aside.Cool down completely.
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2. Grind it to a fine powder(as fine as possible).Mix this with the mentioned amount of dried ginger powder.
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3. Mix well then sieve it (for even mixing).Eliminate the dusty part.Now your homemade sukku coffee powder is ready to use.Store in airtight container.Boil water, add homemade sukku coffee powder, give a quick stir.
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4. Add jaggery,crystallised palm sugar and mix well.Allow it to boil for 3-5 mins. Then strain through metal strainer and serve hot.
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Serve hot with a generous serving of ghee, heaven I say.

EXPERT TIPS

• If you feel its is little spicy, then add 3/4 tsp for each cup.
• Usually sukku coffee is made only with water, but if you prefer you can have it with half and half milk, water.
• You can store the homemade sukku coffee powder upto 2-3 months.
• Actually they use palm sugar(karupatti) for sukku coffee. I dont have it so have used the substitute for it as it works well.