Sidapur - South Indian Filter Coffee | Roasted & Ground | 80% Coffee, 20% Chicory | 1 kg

Fantastic coffee. Robust flavor.

Tried this to prepare hot coffee and the result was a fresh aromatic filter coffee that has the signature Sidapur Arabica coffee flavour with bold notes from the chicory mixture. Go for it. Pro tip: Experiment with your own brewing style to tone the coffee flavour that's more satisfying to your palate.

Thanks to the clear instructions on the product page, I was able to make a good cup of filter kaapi. I use a small Rs250 kitchen weighing scale and this made my coffee consistent. I tweaked the ratio that is mentioned on the product page, to suit my taste. Coffee powder:water ratio is 1:2.5 by weight. I add max of 50gm of hot water (not boiling water. once boiled, take water off the flame and let it cool for 1.5min) to 20gm of coffee powder. Once the decoction is collected, I gently press the plunger to get the last few drops. But don't overdo this. Else, the coffee turns bitter. For milk, use full fat milk only and thicken it by boiling it 2-3 times. Decoction:milk ratio is 1:5. This works perfectly for me. You can tweak ratios as per your taste. I use very little sugar, hardly 1gm for 70-80gm of total coffee. My only issue is 1.5month old powder was sent. I have no other problem.Some tips:- Dont heat the decoction. Once decoction is collected, consume it quickly within an hour or two at max.- Try to make fresh decoction.- Dont use microwave to heat water or milk.

Ok, not as good as kothas....

Perfect coffee

Deserves a 5 star, but the 100% variant takes the first place. This coffee can be brewed both ways- dark and strong, or, mild and aromatic. The ground can clog the filter sometimes, to avoid, add some sugar first on the filter, and then put the coffee on top of that. Wayyy better than instant coffee brands like Columbian brew and the likes of that.

Coffee grounds are perfectly roasted and perfectly strong for an amazing cup of strong coffee.

The first South Indian coffee powder I tried was cothas because I saw it being used in coffee joints in bangalore. This is the second I'm trying. The first thing when buying this is of course the price which is way more expensive than regular filter coffee available. The taste compared to cothas is a bit lighter more cocoa-ish, the cothas way more chocolatey in nature and darker tones. The other big difference is the time it takes to percolate. Way way more time so by the time the decoction is ready it is cold or room temperature. I compared the grind and it has more fine particles than cothas. Which tends to clog up the filter resulting in a longer brewing time. It does seem to be ground a bit fresher or more recently compared to the cothas however the resulting cup is not drastically that different. Purely for the time taken, the resulting room temperature rather than hot decoction, the crazy price and barely any difference between the commercial filter coffee powder, I wouldn't be probably be buying this again. The five stars is because it is what it says it is. My liking it is subjective so I can't downrate it for just that reason it wouldn't be fair.Edit: The above review is for coffee made by frothing which gives the coffee a lighter taste for me. I tried the regular South Indian style just pouring and it was more chocolatey. I'd change my opinion to worth keeping in the rotation.