Sesame oil (gingelly / til oil)
तिल का तेल
Oils & Ghee
Tamil cooking, pickles, and the oil poured over a hot podi rice.
What to know
Indian gingelly oil is pressed from raw seed and is pale. The dark toasted East Asian oil is a different product — it will overwhelm a South Indian dish.
- Allergens
- sesame
Measures
- 1 tsp ≈ 4.5 g
- 1 tbsp ≈ 13.5 g
- 1 cup ≈ 180 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.