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Weights & measurements.
Recipes written by weight are repeatable; recipes written only in cups are a guess. These conversions cover the dry, spice, and liquid ingredients you'll meet across our recipes — plus the metric/imperial back-and-forth that trips everyone up.
Conversion tables
Cup to gram, at a glance.
We weigh where it matters — spices especially. A teaspoon of one spice is not the same grams as a teaspoon of another.
| Dry & pantry | Measure | Grams / ml |
|---|---|---|
| Plain flour (maida)Spoon into the cup and level — don't scoop. | 1 cup | 120 g |
| Wholemeal flour (atta) | 1 cup | 110 g |
| Sugar (granulated) | 1 cup | 200 g |
| Brown sugar (packed) | 1 cup | 220 g |
| Rice (raw, basmati)~3 cups cooked. | 1 cup | 200 g |
| Red lentils (masoor dal) | 1 cup | 200 g |
| Basan / chickpea flour | 1 cup | 100 g |
| Desiccated coconut | 1 cup | 80 g |
| Spices & seasonings | Measure | Grams / ml |
|---|---|---|
| Cumin seeds | 1 tbsp | 6 g |
| Coriander seeds | 1 tbsp | 5 g |
| Ground turmeric | 1 tsp | 3 g |
| Ground cumin | 1 tsp | 2 g |
| Garam masala | 1 tsp | 2 g |
| Salt (fine)Kosher/sea salt is lighter — weigh it. | 1 tsp | 5 g |
| Fresh ginger (grated) | 1 tbsp | 6 g |
| Liquids & wet | Measure | Grams / ml |
|---|---|---|
| Water / milk | 1 cup | 240 ml / 240 g |
| Coconut milk | 1 cup | 240 ml |
| Oil / ghee | 1 cup | 220 ml |
| Yoghurt | 1 cup | 245 g |
| Lemon juice | 1 cup | 240 ml |
Volume reference
Spoons, cups & pints.
The trap is the cup: a US cup (240 ml) is not the same as a UK or Australian cup (250 ml). Know which one your recipe means.
A note on accuracy
Conversion values here are practical, rounded to the nearest 5 g for the kitchen — not laboratory-precise. Flour especially varies by how it's scooped: spoon-and-level gives ~120 g per cup, while dipping the cup straight into the bag can pack it to 140 g or more. For baking, a cheap kitchen scale is the single best investment you can make.
Measure once, cook confidently.
Get the quantities right and the recipe works the way it was written — every time.