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Indian Style Cappuccino or Beaten Coffee can be made at home by whipping up the coffee using your hands or an electric mixer. Pour hot steamed milk over hand-beaten whipped coffee for a classic Indian Style Cappuccino.

Going down Memory Lane
Indian Cappuccino makes me nostalgic because it takes me back to my childhood. Growing up, I have such fond memories of my older siblings and me making Desi Cappuccino.
We would sit around the table and take turns beating the coffee which would turn into this beautiful mocha color.
As a kid, I’d easily get tired of beating the coffee for more than a minute. Trust me, it’s an arm workout. Once we’d prepare the cappuccino, my siblings would drink most of it and just give me a sip, well because, I was just a kid.
Now, as an adult, I can finally enjoy my Indian Cappuccino.
What is Indian Style Cappuccino Beaten Coffee?
Indian Cappuccino is also known as Desi Cappuccino, Hand Beaten Coffee, Whipped Coffee, and Dalgona Coffee. When coffee, sugar, and water are mixed together for 10 minutes or so, a creamy, frothy, airy foam mixture is formed.
The mixture is then evenly divided into 4 cups, this depends on how strong you like your coffee. Then pour frothy steaming milk or non-dairy milk over the whipped coffee. Stir and enjoy! That’s it. So simple.
4 Ingredients you’ll need for making Indian Style Cappuccino / Beaten Coffee
- Instant Coffee – You’ll need Instant Coffee for this recipe – I recommend using Nescafe Instant Coffee. Alternatively, Trader Joe’s Instant Coffee works really well, or any other for that matter.
- Sugar – You’ll need regular white sugar for this recipe.
- Hot Water – Make sure you use hot water and not cold or warm water for this recipe.
- Milk – Since I prefer using non-dairy milk in my coffee, I enjoyed my cappuccino with oat milk. I love this Oat Barista Blend.
Why You’ll Love This Indian-Style Cappuccino
- It’s nostalgic
- It’ll remind you of the Indian Coffee that you get in India
- Thick, frothy, and creamy!
- It’s mildly flavored with no bitter taste
- Super easy to make
- Can be enjoyed both hot or cold
Which Milk should I use to make Indian Cappuccino?
Use any milk you love, dairy or non-dairy.
For this recipe, I used Califia Farms Oat Barista Blend which works really well. Feel free to use cashew milk, almond milk, oat milk, regular dairy milk, or whatever else you like.![]()
How to make Indian Style Cappuccino Beaten Coffee recipe step by step?
How to make Whipped Coffee?
1. In a cup, add Instant coffee, sugar, and water.
2. Beat this mixture for roughly 10 minutes.
3. The color will go from dark brown to a light mocha color. Here are the various colors you’ll observe.
4. This is the color and texture you want.
How to make Indian Style Cappuccino
1. Add a cup of milk (1 cup per person) and heat on medium heat until steaming about 5 minutes, not boiling hot.
2. Use a frother to froth the milk while it steams.
3. Split the coffee mixture evenly into 4 cups, OR simply add a dollop of the coffee mixture to your cup. The more coffee you add, the stronger it’ll be. I prefer milder coffee.
4. Pour the milk into your mug three-fourths of the way.
5. Stir well.
6. Froth the remaining milk and pour until your mug is full.
7. Enjoy!![]()
Indian Style Cappuccino (Beaten Coffee)
EQUIPMENT
INGREDIENTS
for the Whipped Beaten Coffee
- 2 tbsp instant coffee, I like Nescafe
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp hot water
for the Indian cappuccino
- 4 cups oat milk, You can use dairy or non-dairy
INSTRUCTIONS
How to make Whipped Coffee?
- In a cup, add Instant coffee, sugar, and water.
- Beat this mixture for roughly 10 minutes.
- The color will go from dark brown to a light mocha color. Here are the various colors you’ll observe.
- This is the color and texture you want.
How to make Indian Style Cappuccino?
- Add a cup of milk (1 cup per person) and heat on medium heat until steaming about 5 minutes, not boiling hot.
- Use a frother to froth the milk while it steams.
- Split the coffee mixture evenly into 4 cups, OR simply add a dollop of the coffee mixture to your cup. The more coffee you add, the stronger it'll be. I prefer milder coffee.
- Pour the milk into your mug three-fourths of the way.
- Stir well.
- Froth the remianing milk and pour until your mug is full.
- Enjoy!















@Anonymous – glad to hear it.. love this cappuccino.
This was very tasty. I don't like regular coffee but this was perfect. Thanks.
@Anonymous – I am so glad to hear this worked out for you and it brought back childhood memories, for you and I both. It tastes amazing! 🙂
Your recipe for Indian style cappuccino is no doubt awesome…tastes wonderful AND it reminded me of my childhood memories of making this kind of coffee… Somehow this great way of making coffee was forgotten by me.
Thanks a ton for posting this and your step by step process with pictures are really elaborate and a great help.
@Anonymous – so glad you liked it. I'll have to re-work my images though, the lighting sucks! 🙂
Its really great coffee…superb for Indians 😀
Thanks for posting an elaborate recipe
Why did I not try this sooner!!!! I had this in India once and didn’t realize how easy this could be to recreate at home. Thanks again, great change from the daily Starbucks or mochas!
I do enjoy a good cup of coffee and this Indian style cappuccino looks
delicious . Thanks for the recipe.
Thanks Leena. My pleasure. Glad you enjoyed this.
This tasted so good. Love the way you show the step by step procedure, makes everything so easy.
This looks delicious!