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) |
Amanda
Hi Kanan,
How many minutes is a whistle? I have a pressure cooker that doesn’t have this.
Thanks! 🙂
Kanan
we can’t convert the whistles into minutes and vice versa. It varies depending on the quantity, shape, and size of the pressure cooker.
Dhara
This is a superb resource, thank you!
Kanan
glad to know you find helpful
sathya
Hi am new to ur blog. Ur photos of strawberry mousse makes me to Luk after ur blog.ur pics r perfect and makes me to drool..can u say me the diff between table cream and heavy whipping cream and where I can buy dis…now am n U.S only..bcoz in India it’s called as fresh cream to make strawberry r chocolate mousse but I can’t guess what they r using at mousse ..plzz clarify my doubts thanks in advance
Kanan
Thank you so much Sathya for the appreciation.
yes right in India it is Amul fresh cream.
Here in USA, it is available as ‘heavy whipping cream’. It is cream only, but slight thinner in consistency compared to amul cream.
For making mousse, use heavy whipping cream. You will find in any American store like walmart, stop and shop, shop-rite etc in dairy section (next to cheese, yogurt).