Snack · 10 min · turkish

Turkish Coffee (Turk Kahvesi)

A Turkish snack built around coffee and sugar — on the table in 10 minutes.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp Coffee
• 2 tsp Sugar
• 1 cup Water
• 0.25 tsp Cardamom

Steps

1. Use coffee ground to a fine powder — finer than espresso, almost like cocoa. Coarse grounds make a muddy, bitter cup.
2. Combine the water, coffee, sugar, and cardamom in a cezve (small copper pot) and stir to combine. Then do not stir again — the foam depends on it.
3. Heat over low heat, watching closely. As it warms, a dark foam will rise. Just before it boils, spoon the foam into the cups.
4. Return to the heat and let it rise once more, then pour carefully along the side of each cup to preserve the foam cap.
5. Rest 1 minute so the grounds settle, then sip slowly. The grounds at the bottom are for fortune-telling, not drinking — stop when the texture turns silty.

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