Measurements

This chart will help you in converting recipe measurements according to your preference. I have given temperature chart, cups and weight chart and teaspoons and weight chart for your use. Temperature Chart: First we will deal with Oven Temperatures. In India, you can see ovens marked with Celsius whereas while reading recipes from US bloggers, I come across temperature in Fahrenheit. This conversion chart can be used while converting temperatures. I usually give recipes with Celsius. So if you want to see what it is in Fahrenheit, please go through the chart.                        225F – 110C 250F – 130C 275F  – 140C 300F – 150C 325F – 165C 350F – 175C 375F – 190C 400F – 200C 425F – 220C 450F – 230C 475F – 245C 500F – 260C Cup Measurements:  Next we will deal with cup measurements. The cups shown below are those I use in my day to day cooking. There are 4 cups ranging from 1 cup to 1/4 cup. I will give the equivalent weight of cup measures so that you can easily convert my recipes. For every ingredient the weight varies for one cup. I am trying to give you the weight of most used ingredients below.    Cup Measurement (1 cup) Weight in Grams     Sugar 220 Besan 140 Flour/ Maida 130 Sooji/ Rava 170 Moong Dhal 200 Peanuts 160 Roasted Gram 120 Channa Dhal 180 Toor Dhal 200 Urad Dhal 210 Rice 210 Rice Flour 120 Quick Cooking Oats 100 Butter 200 Teaspoons and Tablespoons: Teaspoons and tablespoons also form an important part of measuring equipment. Usually oil, salt, baking powder, honey and baking soda are measured using spoons. There is a basic formula used in calculating the grams. 1 Teaspoon ————-5 gm 2 Teaspoons———-10 gm 3 Teaspoons————–15 gm 1 Table spoon —————–3 teaspoons 1 Table Spoon—————-15 gm Teaspoon is usually referred as tsp and Table spoon is referred as tbs in my recipes. Using this chart you can always convert the given tsp and tbs measurements to gm. Measuring Jar:  Having a measuring jar in the kitchen is useful in many ways. Measuring liquids is very easy when you have a jar. This jar measures up to a litre which is equal to 5 cups. Measuring milk, water and cream for baking is easier when you have this. But if you have only cups then 1 cup of any liquid equals 200 ml. You need to calculate accordingly. Hope this post is useful for following my recipes. If you have any doubt regarding any thing related to cooking please leave me a comment or mail me to gayathriraani@gmail.com