firstly, take a coffee filter of 5-6 serves. it consists of 2 cylindrical vessels (bottom one for collecting brewed coffee decoction and the top one with perforated holes for adding ground coffee powder), pressing disk and a lid.

add in 3 tbsp of filter coffee powder / ground coffee into the perforated vessel. add more coffee powder, for strong coffee.

press tightly with the help of pressing disk.

boil 1½ cup of water and pour slowly into the top vessel covering almost full.

cover with the lid and rest for 30 minutes without disturbing.

after 30 minutes, the decoction would have collected at the bottom of the vessel.

pour ¼ of the glass with the decoction. adjust the quantity of decoction based on strong you prefer.

add in 1 tsp of sugar or adjust to your sweetness.

also pour hot boiling milk, separating cream. adjust the quantity of milk-based on strong you prefer.

mix to dissolve sugar with the help of davarah or dabarah for an authentic feel. you can also use another glass.

mix 2 times to get frothy filter coffee. do not over mix as the coffee cools.

finally, serve south indian filter coffee immediately in the traditional tumbler and dabarah / davarah.