Cornflour (corn starch)
कॉर्नफ्लोर
Flours
Thickens gravies and crisps a fried coating — Indo-Chinese leans on it.
What to know
Slurry it in cold water first. Tipped dry into hot liquid it seizes into lumps that never whisk out.
Measures
- 1 tsp ≈ 3 g
- 1 tbsp ≈ 9 g
- 1 cup ≈ 100 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.