Indian Filter CoffeeBy www.BuyOrganicCoffee.org

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A unique kind of coffee is Indian filter coffee.

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Known as Kaapi (phonetic coffee in Hindu), Indian filter coffee is a popular drink in the Southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

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Indian filter coffee is three fourths coffee and one forth chicory.

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Local coffees are used in this drink.

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In order of local preference one makes Indian filter coffee with Peaberry, Arabica, Malabar or Robusta from Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu regions.

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Although locally made Indian filter coffee is made with local coffee beans, feel free to use healthy organic coffee, one of the Colombian organic coffee brands.

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But, if you want to do this traditionally where do you find Peaberry or Malabar coffee beans?

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Peaberry Coffee

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Peaberry coffee is also known as caracole.

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Peaberry coffee is made from rounded coffee beans.

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Normally the coffee berry has two seeds and the sides facing each other are flattened.

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About one in twenty coffee beans are single seeds and rounded.

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These are peaberries. Tanzanian coffees are commonly associated with peaberries as are some Kona coffees.

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Rounded peaberries roast differently from other coffee beans, more evenly.

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Ideally these rounded beans are roasted separately from regular flat sided coffee beans.

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This requires manual separation of the beans.

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Malabar Coffee

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Malabar coffee is from the Malabar region of India.

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It is in the South between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea.

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Coffee leaf rust arrived in India more than a century before it reach the Western Hemisphere.

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Growers replaced their Arabica coffee with Robusta and bred for leaf rust resistance.

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Thus Malabar is always a non-Arabica variety.

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Chicory

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Chicory is a perennial plant often used as a coffee substitute or additive.

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The roots of chicory are baked and ground and added to coffee.

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Chicory is not only used in Indian filter coffee.

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Adding chicory to coffee is common in New Orleans.

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Indian Filter Coffee

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Indian filter coffee, in India, is commonly made with instant coffee.

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In India the key to good filter coffee is searching out the ideal instant coffee or coffee powder.

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Add the power to hot water and stir.

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Then pour through a filter. Add fresh milk to taste and a teaspoonful of sugar to the cup.

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The key to the Indian filter coffee story seems to be searching out the best coffee powder.

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If you would like to try some strong filter coffee powder from India follow the link.

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You will note that you will have to convert to Rupees to make payment.

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KaapiPremium Quality South Indian Strong Filter Coffee Powder by Cafe Madras

is available online from Mumbai, India.

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Add a Little Variety to Your Coffee

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This is the last of our current series of types of coffee articles.

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Please feel free to re-read about Turkish coffee, Cuban coffee, liqueur coffees and the rest.

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There may be standards for how to make any of these coffee buy your standard should be what tastes the best to you.

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Try a few different ways to make coffee and always think organic!