Baking powder
Pantry
Cakes, and some bhatura and naan doughs.
What to know
Not interchangeable with baking soda — roughly three times as much for the same lift, and it needs no acid.
Measures
- 1 tsp ≈ 4 g
- 1 tbsp ≈ 12 g
Cups here are the Indian 200 ml cup, not the 240 ml US cup — a common reason a recipe does not work. Weigh where you can; the grams are the figure we cook to.