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Mombasa Coffee

Coffee come together in this Swahili drink, flavoured with cardamom and cinnamon and simmered on the stove.

15 min · Serves 4 · Easy

Serves
4

Ingredients

Time
Cook 15 min · 15 min total
Difficulty
easy
  1. 1

    Boil the cardamom, cinnamon, and cloves in the water in a pot for 10 minutes. Add the coffee and boil 5 minutes longer.

  2. 2

    Pour into a serving pot, but do not strain the spices. Allow to stand until the grounds settle, then pour into small cups.

  3. 3

    *You can also make this by adding the whole spices and coffee to the basket of an automatic coffee brewer.

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