Convert Basmati Rice measurements

Basmati Rice Measurement Converter

Use the tool below to convert basmati rice from the measurements in your recipe to the measurements that you need.

Basmati is a long-grain rice with a distinctive floral fragrance, grown mainly in the Indian subcontinent. One metric cup (250 ml) of uncooked basmati rice weighs 200 g (7.05 oz). Use this converter when a recipe calls for cups and you want to weigh the rice, or when scaling a dish up or down.

Basmati's long, slender grains settle less uniformly in a cup than shorter varieties, so the same cup can hold more or less rice depending on how it was poured. Weighing in grams gives a consistent measure every time.

Also known as

  • basmati
  • long-grain basmati
  • aged basmati

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Basmati Rice Calculators & Baking Tools

Working with basmati rice? These tools handle the jobs a converter cannot.

  • Cooked Rice Converter Work out how much cooked rice a cup of dry rice makes.
  • Recipe Scaler Scale any recipe up or down and keep every ingredient in ratio.
  • Volume Converter Switch between cups, tablespoons, teaspoons and millilitres for any ingredient.
  • Weight Converter Switch between grams, ounces, pounds and kilograms for any ingredient.

Common Basmati Rice Conversions

Here are the most common basmati rice conversions from grams to cups.

GramsCups
50 g0.25 cups
100 g0.5 cups
125 g0.63 cups
150 g0.75 cups
175 g0.88 cups
200 g1 cup
250 g1.25 cups
300 g1.5 cups
400 g2 cups
500 g2.5 cups

Basmati Rice Conversion Chart

The conversion chart below gives a quick reference for converting basmati rice to different measurements.

gramscupounceslbkgcup(US)tbsptsp
100 g0.5 cup3.53 oz0.22 lb0.1 kg0.52 cup (US)8.33 tbsp25 tsp
150 g0.75 cup5.29 oz0.33 lb0.15 kg0.78 cup (US)12.5 tbsp37.5 tsp
250 g1.25 cup8.81 oz0.55 lb0.25 kg1.3 cup (US)20.83 tbsp62.5 tsp
500 g2.5 cup17.63 oz1.1 lb0.5 kg2.6 cup (US)41.67 tbsp125 tsp
750 g3.75 cup26.44 oz1.65 lb0.75 kg3.91 cup (US)62.5 tbsp187.5 tsp

Frequently Asked Questions

Are basmati rice and basmati the same thing?
Yes. Basmati is another name for basmati rice, so they are the same ingredient and measure identically. A cup of basmati rice weighs 200 grams under either name, and every conversion on this page holds whichever name your recipe uses. Recipes swap the two freely, so you can follow either without changing quantities or weighing any differently.
Is 1 cup of cooked basmati rice the same weight as 1 cup of dry basmati rice?
No. One cup of cooked basmati rice weighs about 165 g, while one cup of dry basmati rice weighs 200 g. They are different states: dry rice soaks up water and swells to roughly 4.17 times its volume as it cooks, so a single dry cup makes several cooked cups. Cooking changes the weight per cup, so the dry and cooked gram figures are not interchangeable. Use the cooked rice converter to switch between dry and cooked amounts. Open the cooked rice converter
What is 0.25 cups of basmati rice in tablespoons?
0.25 cups of basmati rice is 4.17 tablespoons. This is the same for any ingredient, since cups and tablespoons are both volume units and do not depend on what you are measuring. One cup is about 16.67 tablespoons, so 0.5 cups is 8.33 tablespoons. Use the volume converter to switch between cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, and millilitres for any amount. Open the volume converter
How much does a cup of basmati rice weigh?
1 cup of basmati rice in grams is 200 grams. The ratio is fixed, so 2 cups is 400 grams and half a cup is 100 grams. Weighing basmati rice by the cup is the most common way to measure it for baking. See the full cup to grams chart for basmati rice, or use the converter on this page for any other amount. 1 cup basmati rice in grams

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