Hot Coffee

Ingredients:

• 1.5 teaspoons instant coffee – nes_cafe or your preferred brand
• 1.5 tablespoons sugar or add as per taste
• 3 tablespoons water – hot
• 1 cup milk

Instructions 

1. In a cup add the instant coffee and sugar.
2. Add 3 tablespoons hot boiling water.
3. First mix the coffee and sugar with water and begin to stir briskly and beat coffee with a spoon for 3 to 4 minutes. 
4. Beat the coffee till its color lightens and you see a frothy layer on top.
5. Then take 1 cup milk in a small but heavy sauce pan and on a medium to medium-high heat boil it.
6. When the milk comes to boil pour the milk in a glass jar or a thermos flask.
7. Do not use any plastic bottle or jar. You can use a steel bottle also. A glass jar with a handle helps while shaking as the milk is hot.
8. Now shake the jar vigorously for 1 to 2 minutes. Alternatively to get the froth on milk, you can also use a handheld frother. Milk can be blended in a blender also.
9. There should be a nice layer of frothy foam on the milk.
10. Pour the foamy milk in the cup containing coffee.
11. After adding 1/3 or ½ of the milk to the coffee, stir with a spoon. You can even swirl the cup gently so that the milk get mixed with the coffee.
12. Then pour remaining milk together with the frothy layer. 
13. Serve cafe style coffee straightway.
14. You can even sprinkle some ground cinnamon powder or cocoa powder on top. Enjoy this homemade cafe style coffee. 

Notes

• The instant coffee can be in powdered form or granular. I have used Nescafé in the recipe, but you can add your favorite brand of instant coffee. 
• For a lighter version of this drink, add a bit more hot water. 
• If you prefer, you can opt not to add milk and only add hot water. 
• Sweeteners can be of your choice. 
• This recipe is for 1 serving, but you could scale it easily.