5
Measurements
Volume
All measurements are level, not heaped.
Measurement
Equivalent
1 teaspoon
5 ml
1
/
2
tablespoon
1
1
/
2
teaspoons / 7.5 ml
1 tablespoon
3 teaspoons / 15 ml
1
/
4
cup
4 tablespoons / 60 ml
1
/
3
cup
5 table
1 teaspoon / 80 ml
1
/
2
cup
8 tablespoons / 120 ml
3
/
4
cup
12 tablespoons / 180 ml
1 cup
16 tablespoons / 240 ml
Weight
Metric
Equivalent
28 g
1 oz
450 g
16 oz / 1 lb
1 kg
2.2 lb
Length
Measurement
Equivalent
1
/
4
inch
6 mm
1
/
2
inch
1.3 cm
3
/
4
inch
1.9 cm
1 inch
2.5 cm
Abbreviations
Abbreviation
Equivalent
Abbreviation
Equivalent
tsp
teaspoon
lb
pound
tbsp
tablespoon
g
gram
ml
millilitre
mm
millimetre
oz
ounce
cm
centimetre
Measurements of ghee in the recipes are for ghee at room
temperature.
How to Cook
Paratha
THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE TO BE USED AS INDICATED IN THE RECIPES.
Paratha
take about 4 minutes to cook; stuffed
paratha
take
about 5 minutes
.
1.
Put round on preheated tava. Cook 1 minute. (Top should begin to
look dry and darken. There should be a few light brown specks on the
underside. If you can adjust the heat so that a few brown specks
appear on the underside in 1 minute, you will be cooking at the ideal
temperature.) Turn over round with a broad spatula.
2.
Spread
1
/
2
tsp/2.5 ml ghee all over top surface of round. Turn over.
3.
Spread
1
/
2
tsp/2.5 ml ghee in the same way. Turn over.
4.
Lightly press entire round with spatula, rotating and pressing a
small area at a time. (Pressing
paratha
ensures even cooking. If you
notice a lighter area, press on the opposite side of that area when you
have turned over
paratha.
) Turn over.
5.
Press in the same way. Turn over.
6.
Spread
1
/
2
tsp/2.5 ml ghee over round. Turn over.
7.
Spread
1
/
2
tsp/2.5 ml ghee over round. Turn over.
8.
Continue pressing and turning till
paratha
is evenly browned
(medium-brown) on both sides. Remove.
9.
For instructions on how to stuff
paratha
: see page 10.
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