What’s the Hype about Dalgona Coffee?
By Nmami Life Editorial 08-Apr 2020 Reading Time: 5 Mins
In the midway of complete lockdown, you might involve yourself in cooking a lot and get short on ingredients by now! On the other hand, there is plenty of time and you might be looking out for something simple and trending recipes that make your quarantine days more interesting. During this time, Instagram shows an unexpected rush of attention in a flamboyant South-Korea inspired Dalgona coffee.
While the internet is filled with funny posts, memes and challenges to keep the citizens occupied during the lockdown, this one recent trend is completely creamy, frothy and utterly delicious. This coffee is easy to make at home, even with restricted supplies of ingredients in the days of quarantine.
Dalgona coffee, often known as cloud coffee, recently features in lots of posts and its hashtag is the mostly found on Instagram these days. With a creamy texture and great flavour, this coffee has become an ideal quarantine recipe, as it requires more cheerfulness than skill.
All said and done, but there is nothing better than a frothy mixture of coffee for a soothing and refreshing mind. This Dalgona coffee can fresh up your mind and boost your energy levels while making you active and energetic. You can consume 2 cups of this coffee twice a week to soothe your mind with calmness. Other than this, coffee contains nutrients like Vitamin B2, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B3, manganese and potassium which can add up to your health (if consumed in moderation). Always keep an eye on coffee consumption as plenty of cups can also destroy your health like no other.
If you are all attracted towards its posts and pictures then here is a quick guide for you to catch up the Dalgona Coffee trend.
Dalgona Coffee essentials:
- Coffee powder
- Hot water
- Chilled milk
- Jaggery powder
- A whisker or a hand blender
- Ice
Here’s how you can prepare
To prepare this coffee, put out a bowl and add some coffee powder, jaggery powder and whisk it all together in some hot water till you get a light brown shade of coffee with heavy foam. The rest of the recipe is very easy. Now, you have to take a glass and put some ice cubes in it and pour the cold milk over the ice cubes. Then take a spoon on the fluffy coffee mixture and put it on the top. Sprinkle some coffee powder on the top of the coffee foam. The end result is creamy, almost like eating a cake, with a delightful bitter resonance of espresso.
This coffee is extremely luscious and relaxes your mind with calmness and tranquillity. Enjoy every bit of it from cooking to drinking the last sip.
Footnote
So, don’t just scroll its posts on Instagram and rather give it a shot and relish every bit of it with much cheerfulness and big smiles on your face. Share this post with your near and dear ones and challenge them to try it. Don’t forget to share the pictures of this much-loved Dalgona coffee.