Butter Coffee Served Near Delhi’s Jama Masjid Is The Latest Food Trend To Divide The Internet

Coffee Lovers! You might be privy to the unusual varieties of your favourite beverage like the Kopi Luwak made from coffee beans plucked from a civet’s faeces, or the Vietnamese Egg Coffee, where milk is substituted with egg. Well, India also has a crazy coffee variety and that’s the Butter Coffee, served near Delhi’s Jama Masjid. Made from salted butter, this coffee is the latest food trend to divide the internet. Here’s everything you need to know about this piping hot cuppa joe!

Tiny Coffee Stall Near Jama Masjid Serves Unique Butter Coffee

Food blogger Amar Sirohi posted a video on social media. The video doing the rounds on the internet shows a tiny stall near Hama Madjis in Delhi. This shop serves Butter Coffee and Butter Tea. While Butter Tea, might remind you of the Tibetan Yak Butter Tea, also served in Agra, Butter Coffee might leave you scratching your head in amusement. But this is actually a discovery, after all, this stall in Old Delhi area of Bakhtawar Haveli has been serving Butter Coffee for over 20 years now.

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The viral shows the preparation of Butter Coffee from scratch. Amar Sirohi witnesses adding milk to a jug already filled with coffee and milk. He goes on to add a large chunk of Amul salted butter. Afterwhich, he tosses in some coffee powder and sugar. On enquiring about the coffee powder brand, the vendor states it’s Bru. The coffee vendor then steams this concoction in an old coffee machine, that’s often used at weddings. He empties the liquid into cups and sprinkles cocoa powder on them. And voila! The Butter Coffee is ready!

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The Coffee Has Salty Notes From The Butter & Tastes Savoury

The food blogger takes a sip and states that’s not as bad as he thought it to be, but it’s not as good either. But there’s one thing for sure, this coffee tastes really unique. He calls it a namkeen coffee, thanks to the salty buttery tones in it. Amar Sirohi urges coffee connoisseurs to head to this old coffee stall near Jama Masjid, and try this unusual coffee for themselves. Perhaps coffee lovers might like this beverage more than he did. This video had a diverse response from netizens. One user commented “What’s next mayonnaise coffee? Koi to dilli waalo ko rok lo.” Another netizen stated “Butter wali coffee…it feels like yuck…nothing can beat natural coffee.” Well, to know if this coffee gives good takkar to the regular coffee, do head to this stall to check it out for yourself. Coffee lovers, meanwhile, here are 4 simple recipes to make your own coffee at home.