🇧🇭 Bahrain cuisine · #19

Gahwa (Arabic Coffee)

Gahwa (Arabic Coffee)
Time20 min
Serves6
Ingredients5

Lightly roasted Arabic coffee with cardamom and saffron, poured into small cups with dates — the symbol of Gulf hospitality.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Boil the water, add coffee and simmer for 10 minutes.
  2. Add cardamom and saffron and remove from heat.
  3. Leave 2 minutes to settle.
  4. Pour into the dallah and serve with dates.
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