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It is my collection of spices, herbs and condiments often found in the pantry of any Chinese, Indian, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and Persian kitchen. Each has its own page to give you a clear description and photo, it’s use and what it tastes like along with suggested recipes found here on Silk Road Recipes.
Dried vs Canned Beans
Typically if a recipe calls for 1 cup dried chickpeas, which are soaked overnight and cooked, you can easily substitute 2 – 15 ounce cans of chickpeas (garbanzo beans).
Fresh-to-Dried Herb Converter
Use this easy formula as a fresh-to-dried herb converter: 1 teaspoon of dried herbs for every 1 tablespoon of fresh herbs. In other words, use three times as much fresh herbs when the recipe calls for dried and 1/3 of the amount of dried herbs when the recipe calls for fresh.
3:1 Conversion Exclusions
The 3:1 ratio will work for most dried-to-fresh herb conversions; however, there are a few cases in which it’s not quite so simple. For example, fresh garlic is often measured in cloves rather than teaspoons or tablespoons. In that case, use 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder for every clove of fresh garlic in the recipe. Other exclusions include:
- Basil: Substitute 1 teaspoon of dried basil for every 2 teaspoons of fresh basil.
- Ginger: Substitute 1/4 teaspoon dry ground ginger for every 1 teaspoon of freshly grated ginger root.
- Onion: Substitute 1 teaspoon onion powder for every medium fresh onion.
- Sage: Substitute 1 teaspoon dried sage for every 7 fresh leaves or 2 teaspoons minced fresh sage.
- Thyme: Substitute 3/4 teaspoon ground thyme for every 6 sprigs or 1 tablespoon fresh thyme.
(data source: The Spruce Eats)
