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A copper Turkish coffee pot pouring coffee into a traditional cup.
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How To Make Turkish Coffee (Turk Kahvesi)

By Zerrin & Yusuf
How to make Turkish coffee in its traditional way.
Yields: 2 servings
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PREP 1 minute
COOK 10 minutes
TOTAL 11 minutes

INGREDIENTS
  

  • ½ cup water
  • 4 teaspoons Turkish coffee
  • 1 cube sugar see the note below

INSTRUCTIONS
 

  • Measure water with a small coffee cup. Use one small cup of water for one person, two cups for two people. Pour it directly into a small pot called cezve.
  • Measure ground coffee: The ratio for a desired consistency is 1:2, which means 1 coffee cup cold water and 2 teaspoons ground coffee. Add the ground coffee in the coffee pot.
  • Mix coffee and water: Using a teaspoon, mix your finely ground coffee with cold water in a Turkish Coffee pot, gently until well combined. If you want your coffee sweet, add sugar along with coffee and water. (See the notes about sugar).
  • Place the coffee pot on low heat and let it cook for a while, stirring gently a few times. When it is right about to boil and foams rise, remove it from the heat. Using a teaspoon, share the foams into each Turkish coffee cup.
  • Put the pot back over medium heat. Let it rise and remove when it starts to boil. Share the coffee into the cups.

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NOTES

  • You always need to ask your guests how sweet they like their coffee. Possible options are as follows: Unsweetened (no sugar added), with little sugar (add ½ cube sugar), a bit sweeter (add 1 cube sugar) and super sweet (add 2 cubes sugar). The sugar measurement here is for one coffee cup. If you are making coffee for more than one person and everyone has different sugar likings, make their coffee separately.
  • Use cold filtered water. Never try to make it with warm or hot water.
  • Mix the coffee, water and sugar (if you are using any) in the pot gently until combined. Don’t mix it fast. Always treat your coffee kindly.
  • Cook your coffee on the lowest heat, stirring two or three times until it starts to rise. Never let it boil. Remove it right before it boils and share the foams into the cups, using a teaspoon.
  • After transferring the foams to the cups and reheating the coffee, pour it slowly into the cups so that the bubbles remain safe.
  • Don’t worry if you don’t have a traditional cezve or ibrik. A small saucepan works fine as well. The smaller, the better. If you are using a large saucepan and making the coffee for two, you won't have enough foams. On the other hand, if you make it with 6-7 coffee cups of water and enough coffee for this serving, you will manage to get the foams. If you are after an easier and quicker way, you can definitely look for electrical Turkish coffee makers in the form of a pot online.

NUTRITION

Calories: 4kcalCarbohydrates: 1gFat: 0.01gSodium: 3mgPotassium: 0.03mgSugar: 1gCalcium: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

ADDITIONAL INFO

Course Drinks
Cuisine Turkish
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