☕ Arabic coffee with cardamom

Name: Arabic coffee with cardamom
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Arabian Peninsula · Gulf
Ingredients: 500 ml water; 2 tbsp very lightly roasted coffee, ground medium-coarse; 2 tbsp green cardamom pods, crushed; A small pinch of saffron threads

Origin: Arabian Peninsula · Gulf

2kcal

per serving · 60 g

3kcal

per 100 g

0 gProtein0.2 g / 100 g

0 gFat0 g / 100 g

0 gCarbs0.5 g / 100 g

This is the light, cardamom-forward style of Arabic coffee: pale, lightly roasted beans boiled in water, then poured over a generous amount of crushed cardamom and a touch of saffron. The result is thin, golden and aromatic rather than strong. It is served without sugar in small cups, refilled for each guest until they gently shake the cup to say they have had enough.

Diets

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Vegetarianno meat or fish in a typical recipe

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Veganno meat, fish or animal products in a typical recipe

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No pork

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Gluten-freeno wheat, barley or rye in a typical recipe

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Dairy-freeno milk, cheese, butter or yogurt in a typical recipe

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Keto-friendly0.5 g carbs per 100 g

Allergens

None of the 14 major allergens in a typical recipe.

What it is made of

coffeecardamomsaffronwater

Recipe

6 servings20 min

Ingredients

500 ml water
2 tbsp very lightly roasted coffee, ground medium-coarse
2 tbsp green cardamom pods, crushed
A small pinch of saffron threads

Method

Boil the water, add the coffee and simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes.
Remove from the heat and let the grounds settle for a minute.
Put the cardamom and saffron in a serving pot or thermos, pour the coffee over them without the grounds and let it steep for 5 minutes.
Serve a few sips at a time in small cups.

How to make it lighter

Unsweetened, a small cup is only a couple of kcal — the calories come from whatever is served with it.
Pair it with fresh fruit instead of sweets when you want something on the side.
If you usually add sugar, each teaspoon is about 16 kcal; try cutting back gradually and let the cardamom carry the flavour.

History

Light-roast coffee spiced heavily with cardamom is the everyday style across much of the Gulf, served at home, in majlis gatherings and at celebrations. In 2015 Arabic coffee was inscribed on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage as a symbol of generosity.

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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →