How to Make Dalgona Coffee

When you are on a holiday, do you keep the complimentary sachets of coffee or tea in your hotel room?  If you still have those small sachets of Nescafe Classic on hand  you can learn to make Dalgona Coffee with them.

To make a glass, you will need the following ingredients:

1) 4 Tbsp Nescafe 

2) 4 Tbsp Sugar

3) 4 Tbsp Hot Water

These are the steps to make the whipped coffee:

-Mix the above ingredients together till there are no lumps showing.
-Whip the mixture up with an electric hand mixer. 
-After four minutes the mixture should be thick and lighter in colour.

To make the drink:

-Pour about 250ml of milk into a glass filled with ice cubes.

-Scoop whipped coffee into the glass of milk.

-Drink it with a straw.

If you prefer your drink with more whipped coffee, you can increase the ingredients in equal amount.  I found the above recipe on Youtube but I am sharing this video instead because it is a less sweeter version and you will learn to make Dalgona with:

-instant coffee
-matcha powder
-turmeric, cinnamon and ginger powder

These are the steps and ingredients your need for making her:

Classic Dalgona Recipe

1 1/2 tbsp instant coffee

2 teaspoons sugar

1 1/2 tbsp hot water
Milk

-whip ingredients with an electric mixer till foamy.
-fill glass 3 /4  way full with ice and milk.
-top with whipped coffee. 

Matcha Dalgona Recipe

1/4 cup whipping cream

2 teaspoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 teaspoons matcha

-whip cold whipping cream, sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl, till ribbons form in the cream.
-add matcha and continue to whisk till foam is soft but firm.
-if too thick, add 1 tablespoon of milk and whip until it is still fluffy and thin. 

Golden Milk Dalgona Recipe

1/2 teaspoons turmeric

1/8 teaspoon cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon ginger powder

pinch of black pepper

2 teaspoons sugar

2 egg whites

-boil water and lower the heat to simmer.
-place a bowl over the pot.
-add sugar, turmeric, cinnamon, ginger, and black pepper.
-mix well then add egg whites and whip with an electric mixer until you get soft/stiff peaks. 

You can also make Dalgona Milk Tea with the black tea bags you have collected.  Watch this video to learn how to make dairy and non-dairy versions with all purpose cream.  

You can also brew your tea collection to drink or leave it to cool down to use as follows:

-as a toner for your skin to calm redness, reduce puffiness or minimize pores.

-to fight signs of aging as it has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. 

You can also chill the tea bags and use them as compress for your tired eyes.  Don't throw the tea leaves away as you can add them into your face mask or scrub to use. 

Watch this video if you want to learn more ways to use 

Spending waiting time creatively

Are you going on a holiday with young kids in tow?  Note that there will be times when there are transportation delays due to the weather or traffic.  There is also a likelihood of logistical errors. It defeats the purpose of spending quality family time together if each of you are on your mobile phones to while the time away.

So, bring along colouring pens or a multi colour retractable ballpoint pen like this so you can all while away your time creatively.

You should be able to find drawing material to work with from brochures, which are blank on one side.

You can find them at the airports or shops you will be visiting.  You should not have any problem finding writing papers in the hotels you stay in.  You can also use the napkins from the restaurant you ate at.  For me, I can make use of the papers I printed the itineraries on.

You will also need a die to help you to decide what each of you should draw to create the abstract art.

If you do not have one, just do an online search for "roll dice" and you will be able to find one online to work with.  Check this link out and you will see what I mean.

Watch this video to see how you can start on this creative endeavour to while away your waiting time.

As for the patterns to work with, do a search for "play abstract Roll and Draw" on Pinterest and you will find a wide variety of patterns to play with.  Alternatively, you can get your children to prepare the patterns on a stack of playing cards that you no longer use.  In that way, you do not need a die to start.  Just pick a card out from the stack to start drawing the pattern chosen.

That should keep the children occupied and restrain them from becoming overly excited about traveling for the holidays.