Traditional Bahraini Cardamom Coffee

Um Safia's Note:

This is an authentic recipe for the traditional style of coffee that is drunk in Bahrain. The key to a great cup of coffee is the ground coffee - if you can get Gulf Coffee then do so. Gulf Coffee is light / medium roasted beans which are then ground with cardamom & saffron. If you can't get Gulf Coffee then use a coffee which is as lightly roasted as possible & add a little extra cardamom & saffron to the coffee as you make it.

• Total Time: 4 mins
• Prep Time: 0 mins
• Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 8-10

Yield: 1.0 pot

• 4 cups water (900ml - 1L approx)
• 3 tablespoons gulf coffee
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
• ½ teaspoon saffron
• 2 tablespoons rose water

Directions:

1. Bring water to boil.
2. Add the coffee, cardamom, and saffron .simmer uncovered on low heat for 3 minutes.
3. Strain mixture into jug.
4. Bring mixture up to the boil again then remove from the heat. Add the rose water & pour into a coffee pot.
5. Serve in demi tasse coffee cups with dates, mixed nuts or pastries.

Reviews

[Ozlem]

I ground coffee beans with some cardamom seeds in Braun coffee grinder. I will always use this mix for my Turkish coffee.

[magpie diner]

Very enjoyable and interesting coffee, it smells amazing. I used the coffee we had on hand with the boost of cardamom & saffron as suggested. Thank you for introducing me to this!

[Baby Kato]

Um Safia this was awesome. I really enjoyed this delicious exotic coffee. I loved that you could taste the spices, saffron and the rose water. What a taste experience it was. I also couldn't find gulf coffee, so I added more saffron and cardamon as suggested. It worked great. Thank you for sharing this really wonderful cup of coffee. Made for Comfort Cafe SnowQueen Round 01/10 :)