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Some Useful Quantities and Equivalents

Fresh long chilies 1 tablespoon = 1/4 fresh chili
1 cup = 4 fresh chilies
12 g
100 g

Dried long red chilies 1 tablespoon = 1 dried chili, deseeded and soaked
1 cup = 15 dried chilies, deseeded and soaked
2 g
 25g
 

Bird's eye chilies (scuds) 1 teaspoon = 3 bird's eye chilies
1 cup = 30-odd bird's eye chilies
6 g
90 g

Lemongrass 1 tablespoon = 1/3 small stalk of lemongrass
1 cup = 6-10 small stalks of lemongrass
6 g
90 g

Galangal, ginger, turmeric 1 tablespoon = 10 thin slices
1 cup
10 g
150 g

Red shallots
 
 
Deep-fried shallots
1 tablespoon = 2 small shallots or 1 large
1 cup = approximately 15 small or 8 large
 
1 tablespoon = 4 small shallots or 2 large
10 g
150 g
 
15 g

Garlic
 
 
Deep-fried garlic
1 tablespoon = 2 medium cloves of garlic
  or 5 cloves of Thai garlic
 
1 tablespoon = 3 medium cloves of garlic
10 g
 
  
15 g

Coriander root 1 teaspoon = 1 medium coriander root
1 tablespoon = 3-4 medium coriander roots
4 g
12 g

Kaffir lime zest 1 teaspoon = zest of approximately 1/4 kaffir lime 8 g

Shrimp paste 1 tablespoon 22 g

White peppercorns 1 teaspoon = 7-8 peppercorns
1 tablespoon = 20 peppercorns
3 g
10 g

White sugar 1 tablespoon
1 cup
16 g
230 g

Palm sugar 1 tablespoon
1 cup
22 g
340 g

 

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- Adapted from Thai Food, by David Thompson



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