🇪🇬 Egypt
Ahwa Masri
Cairo's ahwa culture: Turkish-style coffee, mazboot (just right), read in the cup when it's done.
🔪 Prep: 2 min🔥 Cook: 6 min📈 Difficulty: Easy
Cooking for
2 people
✨ What makes it special
Ordered by sweetness — sada, ariha, mazboot, ziyada — pulled at the exact moment the foam blooms.
Ingredients
- 2 tbspTurkish-ground coffee
- 2 tspsugar (mazboot)
- 2 cupswater
Method
- 1
Stir coffee, sugar, and cold water in the kanaka.
- 2
Heat gently without stirring again until the foam domes.
- 3
Lift just before it spills, rest a moment, and pour foam-first.
🍽 On your table
How this dish looks served for 2