1½ cups red lentils (dry) in grams
1½ cups of red lentils (dry) = 288 grams · 10.2 oz · 24 tbsp
That is one and a half cups, poured in and levelled off with a knife. A full US cup of red lentils (dry) weighs 192 g, so 1½ cups comes to 288 g. Use the converter for any other amount.
Based on a measured density of 192 g per US cup (236.6 ml), poured and levelled rather than shaken down. Last reviewed .
How 1½ cups of red lentils (dry) works out
One US cup of red lentils (dry) weighs 192 grams, so multiply by 1.5 to get one and a half cups: 192 × 1.5 = 288 g. In the other direction, 288 g of red lentils (dry) divided by 192 brings you back to 1½ cups.
If you have no scales, 1½ cups is 24 level tablespoons of red lentils (dry) (72 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 304 g.
Tip: Red lentils cook in 15–20 minutes and dissolve into a creamy texture, so use them when you want body, not when you want lentils to hold their shape.
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1½ cups of red lentils (dry): common questions
How many grams is 1½ cups of red lentils (dry)?
1½ cups of red lentils (dry) weighs about 288 grams (10.2 oz), based on a full US cup of red lentils (dry) weighing 192 grams.
How many tablespoons is 1½ cups of red lentils (dry)?
24 level tablespoons, since a US cup holds 16 tablespoons. That is 72 teaspoons.
Is 1½ cups the same in a metric cup?
No. A 250 ml metric cup is slightly larger than the 236.6 ml US cup, so 1½ cups of red lentils (dry) is 304 grams by the metric cup against 288 grams by the US cup.
For every other amount, see the full red lentils (dry) cups to grams tables.