Conversion Chart and Cooking Measurements

US Measuring Cups Are Used For All Recipes (1 cup = 240ml)

If you are beginner in cooking, I would recommend measuring all the ingredients and preparing them before you start making the recipes. Once you get used to the process and method of cooking and you get some knowledge, you can go by andaaz method (eyeballing the ingredients). But still for baking recipes, desserts or to get the perfect restaurant style taste, I highly advise to measure the ingredients properly.

For measuring ingredients, I always use the US measuring cups and spoons. below is the commonly used cups and spoon measuring chart which becomes handy, if you are making double the recipe or cutting it into half or so on.

Teaspoon / Tablespoon / Cup Chart

½ tablespoon	1½ teaspoons
1 tablespoon	3 teaspoons
¼ cup	4 tablespoons
⅓ cup	5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon
½ cup	8 tablespoons
¾ cup	12 tablespoons
1 cup	16 tablespoons

Liquid ingredients conversion

Cup/Spoon	Metric volume (ml)	US Volume (fl oz)
1 teaspoon	5 ml	0.17 fl oz
½ tablespoon	7.5 ml	0.25 fl oz
1 tablespoon	15 ml	0.5 fl oz
¼ cup	60 ml	2 fl oz
⅓ cup	78 ml	2.7 fl oz
½ cup	120 ml	4 fl oz
¾ cup	180 ml	6 fl oz
1 cup	240 ml	8 fl oz

Commonly used baking/cooking dry ingredients conversion

Ingredient	Cup/Spoon	Gram
Whole wheat flour	1 cup	110 grams
Sooji (Semolina, Rava)	1 cup	175 grams
Besan (gram flour)	1 cup	92 grams
All purpose flour (maida)	1 cup	110 grams
Icing sugar (powdered sugar)	1 cup	115 grams
Cake flour	1 cup	95 grams
Granulated sugar	1 cup	200 grams
Light brown sugar	1 cup	215 grams
Baking soda/Baking powder	1 teaspoon	5 grams
Chocolate chips	1 cup	175 grams (6 oz)
Cocoa powder	1 cup	92 grams

Buying measuring cups, spoons

I have bought my measuring cups and spoons set from Walmart at very cheap price. I would advise you to do the same (buying from local store) rather than buying online. because they are much cheaper than online. But still if you are looking for to buy them online. Here are the links for you.

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Oven temperature conversion

Fahrenheit (degrees F)	Celsius (degrees C)
225 degrees F	110 degrees C
250 degrees F	130 degrees C
275 degrees F	140 degrees C
300 degrees F	150 degrees C
325 degrees F	165 degrees C
350 degrees F	177 degrees C
375 degrees F	190 degrees C
400 degrees F	200 degrees C
450 degrees F	230 degrees C
475 degrees F	245 degrees C
500 degrees F	260 degrees C
550 degrees F	290 degrees C

Butter Conversion for baking

Cup	Stick	Weight (grams)	Weight (oz)
¼ cup	½ stick	57 grams	2 oz
⅓ cup	–	76 grams	3 oz
½ cup	1 stick	113 grams	4 oz (¼ pound)
¾ cup	1 ½ sticks	170 grams	6 oz
1 cup	2 sticks	227 grams	8 oz (½ pound)