Here in Palestine, coffee is a MAJOR part of our life. We drink it first thing in the morning, second thing in the morning, after lunch, whenever people come to visit, at work during meetings, to resolve disputes, at weddings, at funerals…Yep, we pretty much drink it all the time. In Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine, locals tend to drink a Turkish style of coffee made from a combination of brown and black beans and ground until extremely fine and soft.
When people from outside the Arab world come to visit us, they often develop a taste for this style of coffee but have difficulty making it themselves. We often get asked the same series of questions: how many spoons of coffee should I use? How long should I keep the coffee on the stove before it’s done? How do you keep it from overflowing and making a huge mess? Well now, thanks to Radio Lajee’s Layan Azzeh, all will be revealed in this cute, instructional video of hers. If you enjoy watching it and find it helpful, don’t forget to leave a comment for her below.
Happy coffee making!
Finally! I’ve never known how to do this properly. Thank you so much for the video. With your help, I might be able to get it to taste right. Best wishes, Pam
This is so good! I’m making all my flatmates watch this as we always make Turkish coffee yet never make it correctly! Shukran 🙂
When do you add the sugar? Thanks, this was helpful.
Hi Dee,
Thanks for your comments!
If you like the taste of sugar in your Turkish coffee, add it after the water has boiled just before adding the coffee.
Enjoy!
Radio Lajee Team
Delicious – and tremendously helpful – I’ll get it right this time! Thanks Layen Azzeh and Radio Lajee
That was very easy to follow and informative, thank you! Im going to have to find some Turkish coffee here then i can go in the Matbakh to make it! Keep up the good work Layan and Radio Lajee! Che from the UK!
Hi Layan,
Enjoyed watching your video…and now I have an uncontrollable urge to go out and get a coffee!
Thanks Layan. Nice work Radio Lajee!
Hi Radio Lajee Team,
I am so happy for the video, layan realy did nice thing.
Amal
When I lived in Sydney I used to go to a lebanese coffee roasters in Marrickville and get them to do a special fine grind of arabica beans so we could make turkish coffee at home – this video reminds me of those days and that taste. Wonderful!
Shukran Layan habibti! This is great 🙂
Hi, It’s me again with another 2 questions. If I am making arab coffee for 1 and plan on having a couple of the small cups of it to drink, how much water and teaspoons of coffee do you recommend? Also, can it be reheated if I don’t stir up the grounds? It seems to cool fast. Thanks again for your help!
Thanks a lot
I like it
Thank you all for your wounderfull comments, I’m so happy to hear that from you. I hope this report have that much helpful as much of your geart words in your comments
Dear Dee,
the answer for your first question is depened on the size of the water and the coffe maker, but usually we use 2 teaspoons.I’m sorry, but I don’t understand your second question perfect.
Hi Layan
Great video!
2 questions –
1. is this possible only over a flame – I have an electric stove!
2 I like cardomon in my coffee – any suggestions on amount etc.
Thanks