how many grams in a teaspoon of ghee?

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• Is a teaspoon of ghee enough to flavor a serving of rice or dal?
  Yes — a single teaspoon stirred into a bowl of plain rice or dal at serving time delivers noticeable aroma and gloss without making the dish heavy. Many North Indian households finish each plate with exactly that: the diner gets to smell the warm ghee fragrance as it melts. For khichdi or pongal, a teaspoon per serving is the conventional amount; restaurants often double it.
• How much ghee goes into one ladoo or piece of mithai?
  Most ladoo recipes work out to roughly a teaspoon of ghee per piece once you divide the batch — so a recipe using half a cup (about 88 g) yields around 24 ladoos. Besan ladoo needs the ghee to be hot enough to cook the gram flour without browning it; the per-piece teaspoon is what carries that toasted aroma into each bite once they cool and firm up.
• Can I use a teaspoon of ghee to grease a pan instead of oil spray?
  For small pans — a single dosa tawa, an 8-inch cake tin, or an idli plate — a teaspoon (about 3.67 g) rubbed across the surface with a paper towel coats it evenly. Ghee's milk-solid-free composition means it won't gum up the way melted butter can, and the residual flavor is welcome in most South Asian baked goods. For larger sheet pans, step up to a tablespoon.

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