Sweet Coffee - Or Saffron Infusion (Qahwat Al-Hilo) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups water
3 whole cardamom pods
3 teaspoons saffron threads, pounded
sugar

Preparation

Bruise cardamom pods by hitting with a mallet or pound briefly in a mortar.
Combine the ingredients in a small pan or large long handled coffe pot.
Stir to desolve the sugar, then leave on low heat for 30 minutes until reduced and thick.
Serve in Arabic coffee cups*, filling them.
*Those small cups the size Chinese tea is served inches.
An exotic brew!