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Food Measurements
As a general rule for most of the powdered spices, you may consider 1 teaspoon of spice to weigh 2 grams, or 14½ teaspoons of the spice to weigh one ounce.
| Basmati Rice uncooked | 1 Pound un-cooked | 2 ¼ Cup un-cooked |
| Basmati Rice | 1 Cup un-cooked | 3 Cups cooked |
| Lamb | 1 Pound un-cooked | 2 cups cooked ground (Keema) |
| Herbs (Kasoori Patta, Curry Patta, Cilantro) | 1 teaspoon dried | 1 Tablespoon fresh |
| Curry Powder Spices Average | 1 Cup | 4 Ounces weight |
| Tomato | 1 large whole | ¾ cup chopped |
| Onion | 1 large whole | 1 cup chopped |
| Water 1 Cup (8 fl oz) | 237 grams | 8.46 oz weight |
| Egg 1 Large AA size | 2 oz weight | |
Common Dry spices |
teaspoons/ounce |
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| Ajwain | 20 | |
| Aniseed | 13½ | |
| Black Pepper Ground | 13½ | |
| Bay leaf crumbled | 47¼ | |
| Cayenne ground | 11 | |
| Cardamom Ground | 14¼ | |
| Cinnamon Ground | 12¼ | |
| Cloves Ground | 13½ | |
| Coriander Ground | 14¼ | |
| Coriander Seed | 15¾ | |
| Cumin Ground | 14 | |
| Cumin seed | 13½ | |
| Fennel Ground | 14¼ | |
| Fenugreek Seeds | 7¾ | |
| Ginger Ground | 15¾ | |
| Kasoori Patta (Dried Fenugreek leaf) | 47½ | |
| Mustard Powder | 14½ | |
| Mustard Seeds | 8½ | |
| Nutmeg ground | 14 | |
| Poppy Seed | 10 | |
| Degi Mirch Ground | 13½ | |
| Saffron | 40½ | |
| Salt (Table salt) | 5 | |
| Sesame seeds | 10½ | |
| Sugar Granulated | 7 | |
| Turmeric ground | 13 | |
Atta (Not sifted)Sifting increase volume by 25% |
oz per cup |
cups per pound |
| Cornmeal, whole grain | 6 | 2.7 |
| Cornstarch | 4.7 | 3.4 |
| Maida | 4.4 | 3.6 |
| Chapati Atta | 4.8 | 3.3 |
| Buckwheat Atta | 4.25 | 3.8 |
| Makki Atta | 4.15 | 3.9 |
| Brown Rice Atta | 5.5 | 2.9 |
| White Rice Atta | 5.6 | 2.9 |
| Semolina (Sooji) | 6.3 | 2.5 |
Sugar |
oz per cup |
cups per pound |
| Granulated Sugar | 7.1 | 2.3 |
| Powdered Sugar Sifted | 4 | 4 |
| Powder sugar un-sifted | 4.35 | 3.7 |
| Brown sugar packed | 7.75 | 2.1 |
| Brown sugar | 5.1 | 3.1 |
| Honey | 12 | 1.33 |
Cans |
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| # 10 | 12.96 cups | 103.7 fl oz |
| #5 | 7 Cups | 56 fl oz |
| #3 Cylinder | 5.75 cups | 46 fl oz |
| #2.5 | 3.56 cups | 28.5 fl oz |
| #2 | 2.5 cups | 20 fl oz |
| #303 | 1.95 Cups | 15.6 fl oz |
| #211 Cylinder | 1.5 Cups | 12 fl oz |
| #1 Picnic | 1.3 Cups | 10.5 fl oz |
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