for light and fluffy you would add around 2 cups.
One cup of uncooked Israeli couscous will make two cups cooked. To cook it, add one cup of uncooked couscous to 2 cups of the liquid of your choice and let stand for one hour.
The common serving size for cooked couscous is 1 cup.
Ingredients1 1/2 cup couscous1 cup vegetable stock1 tablespoon thyme, fresh chopped, or 1/2 ts dried2 tablespoon wine vinegar1 cup baby peas, frozen, thawed1 cup corn kernels, frozen, thawed2 each tomatoes, peeled, seeded, chopped2 each scallions, sliced thin1 tablespoon basil, fresh, chopped, or 1/2 ts dried6 each romaine leaves, washed, driedPlace couscous in large bowl. Pour 1 cup boiling water over couscous and let stand. In saucepan, bring vegetable stock to boil, add thyme and vinegar. Boil to reduce to 3/4 cups. Add peas and corn to liquid and turn off heat. Toss tomatoes, scallions, and basil into couscous. Add liquid to couscous and mix well.Cover and refrigerate 2 hours before serving. To serve, top a romaine leaf with couscous mixture. Makes 6 servingsPer serving:197 calories, 2 grams fat
Ingredients1 1/4 cups water orchicken broth 2 tablespoons butter1 cup couscous instantSalt freshly ground black pepperIn a saucepan bring the water or broth to the boil. Add the butter, couscous, salt, and pepper. Stir. Cover. Remove the pan from the heat and let to stand 5 See Tomato and Fennel Salad [dry! patH mcRecipe]
One cup of dry couscous contains 592 calories, whereas one cup of cooked couscous contains only 176 calories.
The directions are usually on the box.
http://recipeland.com/recipe/v/Cous-Cous_Tabbouleh_38721Reports 250 gram couscous is about 1 cup.How_many_grams_are_in_one_cup_of_couscousReports 230 grams of couscous per cup.230 / 16 = 14.375 grams couscous per tablespoon.1 cup + 250 -230 / 14.375 = 1 cup + 1.4 tablespoons (about 1 TB + a teaspoon)
Ingredients1 1/4 cups water orchicken broth 2 tablespoons butter1 cup couscous instantSalt freshly ground black pepperIn a saucepan bring the water or broth to the boil. Add the butter, couscous, salt, and pepper. Stir. Cover. Remove the pan from the heat and let to stand 5 See Tomato and Fennel Salad [dry! patH mcRecipe]
what does 250 g of couscous convert into cups
No. First it dissolves; when you add too much salt it sinks to the bottom.
1 cup dry = 2 1/2 cups cooked. As a side dish 1 serving = 1/2 - 3/4 cup.
you add water. 1/2 cup of evap milk and 1/2 cup of water = 1 cup of milk