Arabica coffee may be prepared in slightly different ways, but all will involve the traditional process of extracting Arabica coffee beans. The coffee beans were originally roasted in an open fire and were prepared in a coffee pot called “dallah” directly over the fire or flame. Today, the coffee is prepared on stove tops and transferred into thermos flasks to keep it warm.
Arabic coffee may be bought at roasters in the souk, supermarket, or even malls. There are four types of roast available: Dark Turkish, Medium Turkish, Light Saudi, and Arabic.
For this type of coffee, beans are lightly roasted. It can take on a green hue when added with cardamom. Unlike Turkish coffee, Arabic coffee appears lighter in color and is never sweetened. The following paragraphs will tell you all about how to make Arabica coffee.
Equipment to Prepare:
Dallah – this is the coffee pot used in preparing Arabic coffee. It is made of metal and looks like a slender kettle with a low but long upward spout. If a dallah is unavailable, you can use a saucepan or Turkish cezve instead.
Heat source – You can use a gas stove or electric stove for boiling the coffee.
Thermos flask – You will need to transfer the boiled coffee into a flask. This will keep the coffee warm before it is served.
Mortar and pestle – You need this to ground or crush spices as needed.
Coffee grinder – This is used to grind the roasted coffee beans. If you do not have a grinder, you can just buy ground roasted coffee from the supermarket. Make sure that you purchase the right type of ground roasted coffee.
Small Arabic coffee cups – They are as small as demitasse cups, but they look more like large thimbles.
Ingredients for the Coffee:
Roasted Arabica beans – You can buy whole roasted beans if you prefer to grind them yourself. Alternatively, you can purchase ground roasted beans to save time and energy.
Spices – Cardamom is a traditional additive to Arabic coffee to add flavor. You can also use other spices and flavorings like cloves, saffron, and rose water. You can even mix these spices in one coffee pot for a richer mix of flavors.
Water – Use good quality water to boil the coffee and the spices.
Steps for Boiling and Preparing the Coffee:
1. Measure the amount of coffee and water. Usually, the ratio should be one tablespoon of coffee per one cup of water. If you are adding cardamom, the amount should be one part to every three parts coffee.
2.Grind the roasted coffee beans coarsely using the coffee grinder. You can grind the cardamom with the coffee. If the coffee is already ground, the cardamom can be crushed using the mortar and pestle.
3.Put the desired amount of water in the dallah or saucepan. Heat it over the stove until it boils.
4.When the water starts to boil, you can now add the ground coffee and the cardamom if it was ground together with the coffee beans. The cardamom can also be added later if it was crushed separately.
5.Boil the water with the coffee and cardamom for about ten to twelve minutes.
6.Add the crushed cardamom if it was not added with the coffee. You can also add the cloves in the boiling mixture.
Stir the mixture once and let it boil for another five minutes.
7.While still boiling the coffee, you can pre-heat the thermos flask using boiling water. The water must be removed first before the coffee is transferred into the flask.
8.Remove the dallah from the heat after five minutes of boiling.
9.Let the coffee grounds settle first to the bottom before transferring into the flask. Do not stir the mixture.
10.Empty the thermos flask. You can add a teaspoon of rose water and a pinch of saffron into the empty flask if you desire.
Pour the boiled coffee through a strainer into the flask. The remaining coffee grounds and spice carcasses should be caught by the strainer.
11.Let the coffee seep for about five to ten minutes before serving.
Because Arabica coffee is unsweetened, it usually tastes bitter and spicy. That is why, traditionally, Arabica coffee is served with something sweet, such as dates, on the side.
Arabic coffee may be bought at roasters in the souk, supermarket, or even malls. There are four types of roast available: Dark Turkish, Medium Turkish, Light Saudi, and Arabic.
For this type of coffee, beans are lightly roasted. It can take on a green hue when added with cardamom. Unlike Turkish coffee, Arabic coffee appears lighter in color and is never sweetened. The following paragraphs will tell you all about how to make Arabica coffee.
Equipment to Prepare:
Dallah – this is the coffee pot used in preparing Arabic coffee. It is made of metal and looks like a slender kettle with a low but long upward spout. If a dallah is unavailable, you can use a saucepan or Turkish cezve instead.
Heat source – You can use a gas stove or electric stove for boiling the coffee.
Thermos flask – You will need to transfer the boiled coffee into a flask. This will keep the coffee warm before it is served.
Mortar and pestle – You need this to ground or crush spices as needed.
Coffee grinder – This is used to grind the roasted coffee beans. If you do not have a grinder, you can just buy ground roasted coffee from the supermarket. Make sure that you purchase the right type of ground roasted coffee.
Small Arabic coffee cups – They are as small as demitasse cups, but they look more like large thimbles.
Ingredients for the Coffee:
Roasted Arabica beans – You can buy whole roasted beans if you prefer to grind them yourself. Alternatively, you can purchase ground roasted beans to save time and energy.
Spices – Cardamom is a traditional additive to Arabic coffee to add flavor. You can also use other spices and flavorings like cloves, saffron, and rose water. You can even mix these spices in one coffee pot for a richer mix of flavors.
Water – Use good quality water to boil the coffee and the spices.
Steps for Boiling and Preparing the Coffee:
1. Measure the amount of coffee and water. Usually, the ratio should be one tablespoon of coffee per one cup of water. If you are adding cardamom, the amount should be one part to every three parts coffee.
2.Grind the roasted coffee beans coarsely using the coffee grinder. You can grind the cardamom with the coffee. If the coffee is already ground, the cardamom can be crushed using the mortar and pestle.
3.Put the desired amount of water in the dallah or saucepan. Heat it over the stove until it boils.
4.When the water starts to boil, you can now add the ground coffee and the cardamom if it was ground together with the coffee beans. The cardamom can also be added later if it was crushed separately.
5.Boil the water with the coffee and cardamom for about ten to twelve minutes.
6.Add the crushed cardamom if it was not added with the coffee. You can also add the cloves in the boiling mixture.
Stir the mixture once and let it boil for another five minutes.
7.While still boiling the coffee, you can pre-heat the thermos flask using boiling water. The water must be removed first before the coffee is transferred into the flask.
8.Remove the dallah from the heat after five minutes of boiling.
9.Let the coffee grounds settle first to the bottom before transferring into the flask. Do not stir the mixture.
10.Empty the thermos flask. You can add a teaspoon of rose water and a pinch of saffron into the empty flask if you desire.
Pour the boiled coffee through a strainer into the flask. The remaining coffee grounds and spice carcasses should be caught by the strainer.
11.Let the coffee seep for about five to ten minutes before serving.
Because Arabica coffee is unsweetened, it usually tastes bitter and spicy. That is why, traditionally, Arabica coffee is served with something sweet, such as dates, on the side.
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