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20th July 2020

Instant Pot Garlic Noodles

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Instant Pot Garlic Noodles – oh so delicious! Ditch the takeaway and make these easy Garlic Noodles today.

Our 7 Ingredients Garlic Noodles is super quick & easy – Ready to the table in less than 30 minutes. If my 12 years old lad can make it perfectly, anyone can. Thanks to the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker, it’s so so easy to make in One Pot!

Instant Pot Garlic Noodles

About this Garlic Noodles Recipe

These Garlicky Noodles taste simply street style like – just how we like from the food trucks /cart vendor in Mumbai. The flavors in this recipe have an influence on Indo Chinese cuisine and we simply adore it.

Serve this One Pot Garlic Noodles on its own or serve it along with a side dish like Salt and Pepper Chips, Cauliflower Manchurian, or even Cauliflower wings.

This Instant Pot Garlic Noodles

  • ticks all boxes for deliciousness
  • is quick & easy. Ready in under 30 minutes
  • is VEGAN / VEGETARIAN
  • makes a great weeknight dinner on busy evenings.
  • requires just ONE -POT for cooking.  Mess free cooking and hassle free too.
  • requires no baby sitting when the noodles are cooking.

Our Quick & Easy Garlic Noodles requires 5 minutes of preparation, 10 minutes of pressure build up time, 5 minutes of cooking & QPR after 3 minutes This is exactly 23 minutes from scratch to dining table.

INGREDIENTS YOU WILL NEED FOR GARLIC NOODLES

You only need 7 ingredients for Instant Pot Noodles, excluding salt & water to make these delicious Garlicky noodles.

  • SPAGHETTI  – I prefer to use Spaghetti for making noodles. You can swap for Chings Hakka Noodles too!
  • GARLIC – Be generous with garlic for these noodles. You will need at least 2 Tablespoon minced garlic or 5/6 medium garlic cloves to get the best flavours.
  • SESAME OIL – adds a lot of flavour to the noodles and is one of my favourite choice for asian cooking.
  • SESAME SEEDS – White Sesame Seeds adds great texture to these noodles.
  • SPRING ONIONS – Add the Spring greens for garnishes!
  • SOY SAUCE – I love the addition of Soy Sauce to my Noodles. You will find Light Soy or Dark Soy in the Asian Isle of any grocery stores. I prefer Dark Soy as they render deep flavors and color to the dish.
  • HOISIN SAUCE USE Hoisin Sauce or Veg Oyster Sauce in this recipe. They add great flavours to Chinese dishes.
  • SALT – Use sea salt or table salt to season the noodles well. Do remember Soy Sauce also adds salty-ness, so consider adding it accordingly. Use garlic salt for extra kick of garlic flavours.
  • WATER or VEG STOCK – Depending upon whats handy, I like to add water or stock to my noodles.

HOW TO MAKE GARLIC INSTANT POT NOODLES { PRESSURE COOKER }

Making PERFECT Instant Pot noodles are one of the easiest things to happen. It’s all about adding the ingredients in order and pressure cooking time. The key is also to Quick Pressure Release and not Natural Pressure Release because we really do not want to dig in mushy overcooked noodles.

Prepare the sauce in a bowl by combining soy sauce, hoisin sauce and water or just add the ingredients for the sauce one after the other to the IP and stir to combine into a smooth sauce.

To prepare InstantPot Garlic noodles, press Sauté on your Instant Pot. When they are hot, add oil, garlic and saute until a bit of raw smell is eliminated.

Add the prepared sauce, spaghetti & salt to the pot.

Press the noodles gently with a back of your ladle, until the noodles are just covered with water.

Secure the lid, seal the valve and pressure cook HIGH for 5 minutes. Quick Pressure release the steam after 3 minutes. If you like it al dente, pressure cook for just 5 minutes.

Open the lid after the valve drops and carefully stir the noodles and the with the tongs. There is a high possibility that some liquid may be left. But don’t worry, they will get absorbed as you stir the noodles.

Dish out the noodles into bowls with tongs. Garnish with sesame seeds and spring greens. Serve hot!

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HOW TO MAKE THE BEST INSTANT POT GARLIC NOODLES IN 20 MINUTES?

Instant Pot Garlic Noodles

Instant Pot GARLIC NOODLES

4.72 from 14 votes
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Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 3 People
Calories: 335kcal
Author: Sandhya Hariharan
This Quick & Easy Garlic Noodles are one of simplest and easiest weeknight dinners, made with a handful of pantry ingredients and under 30 minutes at hand.

Ingredients

  • 8 oz Spaghetti { 200g }
  • 2 Cup Water
  • 2 Tbsp Garlic, minced or 5 medium Cloves
  • 1 Tbsp Sesame Oil
  • 1 Tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 2 Tbsp Hoisin Sauce or Veg Oyster Sauce
  • Salt to taste

Garnishes

  • 1 Tsp Sesame Seeds
  • 2 Tbsp Spring Onion Greens

Instructions

  • Break the Spaghetti bundle into two halves.This allows them to submerge comfortably into the cooking liquids.
  • Press Sauté mode on the IP. Add oil, followed by minced garlic. Saute for 1 minute.
  • Press the cancel mode on the IP.
  • Add the sauces, water and halved spaghetti in criss cross, and salt to taste. Secure the lid, seal the valve and pressure cook HIGH for 5 minutes. Quick Pressure Release after 3 minutes
  • Open the lid after the valve drops and carefully stir the noodles with the tongs. There is a high possibility some of the noodles might stick to each other and there could be some water left. All the liquid will get absorbed as you toss the noodles.
  • Season with more salt if needed. Garnish with sesame seeds, spring greens & serve hot!

Notes

For extra garlicky kick, add 1 tsp of garlic powder or use garlic salt.
If you enjoy a spicer garlic noodles, finish off the noodles with chilli flakes. 
If you are not Vegan, add a knob of butter to saute the garlic. It is delicious!

Nutrition

Calories: 335kcal | Carbohydrates: 62.5g | Protein: 11.9g | Fat: 6.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.9g | Sodium: 352mg | Potassium: 208mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 2.4g | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 3mg
Course: Lunch & Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American, Indian
Keyword: chinese noodles, garlic knots, instant pot noodles
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Filed Under: Instant Pot Recipes, Lunch & Dinner Recipes

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Comments

  1. gail kirk says

    28th July 2020 at 1:52 pm

    5 stars
    Thanks, looks great and know it will taste even better.

    Reply
  2. Patti says

    30th July 2020 at 2:53 pm

    Hi- I think I made it wrong, I’m new to instant pot. My noodles were too Al Dente. The instructions say cook for 5 and but release after three minutes. I just came back to this page and i think it now meant cook them for the full 5 minutes and then let them stay in the pot while the steam releases for 3 minutes? Is that right?

    Reply
    • Sandhya's Kitchen says

      31st July 2020 at 5:46 am

      Hi Patti, Thank you for your message. Yes You are right – Cook for a full 5 minutes and then NPR after 3 minutes. Oh don’t worry- we all have our first’s! So in total it cooks for approximate 23 minutes or so.

      Reply
  3. Shashi says

    31st July 2020 at 10:44 am

    5 stars
    This is comfort here! I’m usually reluctant to mix up soy and hoisin sauces but you have done such a fantastic job – I would love to slurp on a big bowl of this! yum!

    Reply
  4. kim says

    31st July 2020 at 12:01 pm

    5 stars
    Okay this was amazing! So easy and great flavor. Will be making again and again!

    Reply
  5. Gina says

    31st July 2020 at 1:00 pm

    5 stars
    Such an easy recipe with great flavors! Can never go wrong with a good noodle dish like this!

    Reply
  6. Lisa Huff says

    31st July 2020 at 1:05 pm

    5 stars
    Love how easy this is in an Instant Pot! Perfect Asian dinner for a quick weeknight meal.

    Reply
  7. Sue says

    31st July 2020 at 1:32 pm

    5 stars
    I never really thought of using my Instant Pot for noodles – I’ll be trying this soon!

    Reply
  8. Shraddha says

    5th August 2020 at 8:23 pm

    Can we make this without the hoisin sauce?

    Reply
    • Sandhya's Kitchen says

      6th August 2020 at 10:56 am

      Absolutely but the flavors might not just be the same.

      Reply
  9. Rebecca says

    22nd September 2020 at 7:01 pm

    Does this recipe double well? What, if any, alterations would I need to make for 16 Oz noodles?

    Reply
    • Sandhya's Kitchen says

      23rd September 2020 at 9:52 am

      Yes, this recipe doubles well!

      Reply
  10. Veronique says

    18th April 2022 at 7:23 pm

    5 stars
    Just made this, it’s so good, will definitely be a regular, I made half the amount as just for one and cooked it for a couple of minutes longer as I used quite a heavy spaghetti. Perfect

    Reply
    • Sandhya's Kitchen says

      18th April 2022 at 10:50 pm

      Thank you so much for your lovely feedback, Veronique… Your Instant Pot Garlic noodles looked perfect and I am so glad you loved it.

      Reply

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