3 recipes using noodles — Curries, biryanis, dals and the world's most complex spice cuisine.
These 3 indian noodles recipes are ready in about 57 minutes on average, with 220–448 kcal per serving, and 33% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.
Indian cooking is a science of spice — layering and blooming aromatics to build curries and dals of remarkable depth and regional variety. When Indian cooks work with noodles, they reach for cumin, coriander, turmeric, ginger, garlic, chilli and garam masala, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering and boiling.
From wheat to rice to egg, noodles are the slurpable heart of soups, stir-fries and saucy bowls across Asia and beyond. In this collection it's most often cooked with onion, garlic, ginger, fine sea salt, basmati rice and cilantro. The dishes here span indian classics ready in as little as 20 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
Reader favourite: Indian Harbor Charred Pepper Noodles is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.5★ from 1,447 ratings.
Goan Charred Pepper Noodles turns indian pantry flavors into a complete noodle dish with wheat noodles, ginger, garlic, cumin, coriander and turmeric, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Indian Harbor Charred Pepper Noodles brings indian flavor to a practical noodle dish built with rice noodles, ginger, garlic, cumin, coriander and turmeric, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Crunchy puffed rice tossed with sev, tomato, onion, and tangy tamarind and mint chutneys for a classic Mumbai street snack.
Match the noodle to the dish: rice noodles for pho and pad thai, wheat or egg noodles for stir-fries and ramen-style soups. Fresh noodles cook in moments; dried keep for months.
Slightly undercook noodles destined for a stir-fry or hot soup, since they keep softening. Rinse and toss with a little oil to stop them clumping while the rest of the dish comes together.
Most noodles want a tender but springy bite; rice noodles often just need soaking in hot water rather than a hard boil.
A carbohydrate energy base; egg noodles add a little protein, while rice noodles are naturally gluten-free.
Most of these 3 Indian noodles recipes are ready in around 57 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Indian Puffed Rice Street Snack (Bhel Puri), takes about 20 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 77 minutes.
Across this collection they range from about 220 to 448 kcal per serving, averaging 370 kcal — Indian Puffed Rice Street Snack (Bhel Puri) is the lightest option at 220 kcal.
Indian Puffed Rice Street Snack (Bhel Puri) is a great place to start — it's rated easy and comes together in about 20 minutes. 33% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
In these recipes, noodles is most often paired with onion, garlic, ginger, fine sea salt, basmati rice and cilantro. Indian kitchens also lean on cumin, coriander, turmeric, ginger, garlic, chilli and garam masala.
Most noodles want a tender but springy bite; rice noodles often just need soaking in hot water rather than a hard boil.
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