2 cups dried chickpeas in grams
2 cups of dried chickpeas = 400 grams · 14.1 oz · 32 tbsp
That is two cups, levelled rather than heaped. A full US cup of dried chickpeas weighs 200 g, so 2 cups comes to 400 g. Use the converter for any other amount.
Based on a measured density of 200 g per US cup (236.6 ml), spooned and levelled rather than scooped. Last reviewed .
How 2 cups of dried chickpeas works out
One US cup of dried chickpeas weighs 200 grams, so multiply by 2 to get two cups: 200 × 2 = 400 g. In the other direction, 400 g of dried chickpeas divided by 200 brings you back to 2 cups.
If you have no scales, 2 cups is 32 level tablespoons of dried chickpeas (96 teaspoons), because a US cup holds 16 tablespoons. In a 250 ml metric cup — the Australian, New Zealand and modern UK standard — the same fraction is 423 g.
Tip: One cup of dried chickpeas yields roughly the equivalent of two 400g cans once soaked and cooked. Add salt only near the end to keep the skins tender.
2 cups of dried chickpeas: common questions
How many grams is 2 cups of dried chickpeas?
2 cups of dried chickpeas weighs about 400 grams (14.1 oz), based on a full US cup of dried chickpeas weighing 200 grams.
How many tablespoons is 2 cups of dried chickpeas?
32 level tablespoons, since a US cup holds 16 tablespoons. That is 96 teaspoons.
Is 2 cups the same in a metric cup?
No. A 250 ml metric cup is slightly larger than the 236.6 ml US cup, so 2 cups of dried chickpeas is 423 grams by the metric cup against 400 grams by the US cup.
For every other amount, see the full dried chickpeas cups to grams tables.