Hankerin' for that Hunk ul-Haq and Younis Khan's Coffee to Get Started

And good morning to everyone!  I still have a gimpy webbernets hence my lack of posting, but have no fear; apparently everything will be back to normal on Monday and I'll be posting all kinds of Pakistan cricket gossip and fantastic food.

So to be quick, here goes:

1.  The Pakistan/New Zealand test match starts in a few minutes.  As the title says, I'm hankerin' to see that hunk Ul-Haq captaining the squad to victory over the next few days!  Let's go Pakistan!

2.  The ICC hearing looking into the spot fixing allegations against my three darlings is in full swing in the UAE.  The truth will come out and hopefully we'll see Mohammed Aamer, Mohammed Asif and Salman Butt back in International Cricketdom.  We've missed you guys!  Fight hard and let's get back to business!

3.  Australia.  uum yeah.

OK, no cooking for today, but here's another delicious version of coffee, brought to you by Younis Khan, former Pakistan captain and present-day captain of my sports heart.  If you're in Australia, this is just the thing to wake you up and get you all alert for the Pakistan/New Zealand test match.

Younis Khan's Mazay Dar (delicious) Instant Coffee

Put about 4 teaspoons of instant coffee in a coffee mug, and add about 6 teaspoons of sugar.
Add a few drops of milk, just enough to slightly moisten the coffee and sugar.
With a spoon, stir the mixture vigourously, almost whipping it.  The mix will change consistency, turning into a whipped, smooth light brown coloured fluffy paste. This will take a couple of minutes.  Ensure all granules are dissolved and that there are no hard chunks.
Divide the whipped mix evenly into 4 coffee cups.
Add boiling water into each cup, and give a quick stir.  You will get a rich, frothy coffee, and if you like you can also add some milk.

A note on instant coffees:  Freeze-dried instant coffee is the best because it has next to no added chemicals and tastes like the properly brewed beverage.   Soluble instant coffee is much less expensive, but it is made from a chemical process and has all kinds of funny stuff in it.  Get the freeze-dried stuff when it goes on sale; freeze-dried coffee from Brazil usually tastes the best.

Right!  The match has started and Umar Gul is bowling.  Enjoy the coffee, and let's watch Pakistan teach the New Zealanders a lesson they'll never forget!

Happy Cricket!  Happy Coffee!