Synonymous with a South Indian home is a coffee filter. The filter helps derive the 'decoction' to be used to form the delicious milky beverage known as filter coffee, a staple in many homes and restaurants.
So, what is filter coffee and how did it come about to be so popular in South India?
One of my favorite snacks that I have with an Indian Filter coffee is the Nippattu, especially the ones made by Mum. It was this experience that inspired us to showcase our Malgudi Days coffee with Nippattu's at the Aroma Coffee Festival last month.
Following this event we have been inundated with requests for the recipe. So here it is folks!!
Prior to the 1950s chicory was not cultivated in India. So all South Indian Filter Coffee had European imported chicory.