I often need to look up the ratios of dry ingredients to liquid for grains, seeds, and such. This is as much a “cheat sheet” for me as it may be helpful for you. Let me know if there is something you cook with that needs to be added.
Grains/Seeds | Grain : Liquid | Cooked Yield | Gluten |
Amaranth – porridge Amaranth – soft grains | 1C:3C 1C:2.5C | 1.5C | X-YES |
Arborio Rice | 1C:3C | 3C | |
Barley | 1C:3C | 3.5C | X-YES |
Buckwheat | 1C:2C | 4C | |
Bulgur | 1C:2C | 3C | |
Chia Seed | 1T:3T let sit in bowl | 1 egg replace | |
Cornmeal | 1C:4C | 2.5C | |
Couscous, whole wheat | 1C:1.25C | 4C | |
Farro | 1C:4C cook like pasta | 3C | X-YES |
Flax Seed meal (1T) | 1T:3T let sit in bowl | 1 egg replace | |
Freekeh | 1C:2.5C | 3C | X-YES |
Grits (corn) | 1C:4C | 4C | |
Hominy (corn) | 1C:5C | 3C | |
Kamut | 1C:3C | 3.5C | X-YES |
Millet | 1C:2.5C | 4C | |
Oat Rolled | 1C:2C | ||
Oat Groat | 1:3 | 3.5C | |
Oat bran | 1:2.5 | 2C | |
Polenta | 1:4 | 2.5C | |
Quinoa | 1:2 | 3C | |
Rice – basmati white | 1C:2C | 3C | |
Rice – brown | 1C:3C | 3C | |
Rice – congee (jasmine) | 1C:9C | 4 servings | |
Rice – jasmine white | 1C:1.5C | 3C | |
Rice, brown, short grain | 1:2.5 | 3C | |
Rice, brown, quick | 1:1.25 | 2C | |
Rice – wild | 1C:3C | 2C | |
Rye, berries | 1C:3.5C | 3C | X-YES |
Rye, flakes | 1C:2C | 3C | X-YES |
Sorghum | 1C:3C | 3.5C | |
Spelt Berries | 1C:4C | 3C | |
Teff | 1C:3C | 2.5C | |
Wheat Berries | 1C:4C | 2C | X-YES |
Wheat, cracked | 1C:2C | 2.25C | X-YES |