Sugar
चीनी
Sweeteners
Sweetener, but also the thing yeast eats in an appam or naan batter and the pinch that balances a sour tamarind gravy.
What to know
A small amount in a savoury dish does not read as sweet — it rounds off acidity. Jaggery does the same job with a smoky edge and is not a like-for-like swap by weight.
- If you cannot get it
- Try: jaggery
Measures
- 1 cup ≈ 165 g
- 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.