South Indian coffee culture is supposedly the most prominent observatory when it comes to discussing influence of coffee in India. The southern states: Karnataka Kerala Tamil Nadu is the major coffee exporters to the European world. So it is hardly a doubted fact that coffee consumption is these states are forever increasing.
While we have discussed a lot on the specialties engaged in preparing coffee in the western countries, the Indian states have some curious traditional methods of preparing coffee.
The authentic south Indian kappi is made with the help of a percolator that is used for decoction of the powered coffee beans.
First one should select the type of coffee beans required to make the desired recipe. Assorted spicy flavours which have been pounded in a mortar is an arousing concept. However canned coffee can also serve the purpose well.
The coffee is first stuffed in a type of umbrella sieve. The sieve has minute openings which prevent the powder from dropping into the container. Then boiling water is poured over the coffee powder which percolates and is collected in a container. Sometimes the decoction method is carried on for days to obtain the desirable taste. The south Indians prefer using a tumbler to that of coffee machine with the perspective to stir the coffee manually for a longer period of time.
Considerable amount of milk is added, as they favour sweetened coffee to espresso. The concept of “meter-kappi” is very popular here. It is a process where swishing of the beverage is done from certain heights to render a foamy texture (norai) to the drink. This entire process is called the davraa-tumbler.
Madras kappi, kappi with chicory and aromatic spices are other preferred ways of having coffee. An interesting fact of south Indian ways of having coffee is that they never serve the drink is delicate chinaware. As steaming hot coffee is what these people prefer they always make it a point to serve the drink in a metal cup or glasses. Also a popular habit is to pour the coffee into dishes drinking it up the Indian way.
