I'm trying to follow a recipe fundamental in which the author says: 1/3 protein, 1/3 starch, and 1/3 vegetable.
The specific recipe I'm trying to follow calls for 2 cups of grain, and I want to use amaranth. My question is: how do I know how much 2 cups of amaranth is? Since many grains absorb a lot of water, am I supposed to measure the grain based on dry weight, or cooked weight? Either way, how do I know how much 2 cups of amaranth is? Surely the author wouldn't want me to use dry grain weight if he intends me to follow the 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 concept?
For my vegetable, I'm going to use beet greens. Raw beet greens are quite a bit different in weight and volume than cooked (i.e., sauteed) beet greens so how do I measure those?
Thank you!
Ed
The specific recipe I'm trying to follow calls for 2 cups of grain, and I want to use amaranth. My question is: how do I know how much 2 cups of amaranth is? Since many grains absorb a lot of water, am I supposed to measure the grain based on dry weight, or cooked weight? Either way, how do I know how much 2 cups of amaranth is? Surely the author wouldn't want me to use dry grain weight if he intends me to follow the 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 concept?
For my vegetable, I'm going to use beet greens. Raw beet greens are quite a bit different in weight and volume than cooked (i.e., sauteed) beet greens so how do I measure those?
Thank you!
Ed