The 150-calorie noodle bowl

Konjac noodles are near enough zero calories that the sauce becomes the entire budget. This is the single biggest calorie swap available in Indian kitchens right now, and almost nobody knows about it.

~145

KCAL TOTAL (EST.)

4g

PROTEIN (EST.)

What's in it

  • UP11KCAL
    Urban Platter Shirataki Noodles

    1 pack, drained

    30KCAL

  • Sautéed vegetables

    1 large bowl

    ~60KCAL

    3g protein

  • Soy, garlic, chilli, 1 tsp oil

    sauce

    ~55KCAL

    1g protein

How

  1. 01

    Rinse the noodles hard under cold water — this removes the smell people complain about. Do not skip it.

  2. 02

    Dry-fry them in a hot pan for two minutes before adding anything. This fixes the texture.

  3. 03

    Sauce last, off the heat.

Add a boiled egg or paneer if it needs protein — konjac has none at all.

Packaged items use the sourced figures on their product pages. Items marked “~” are standard published reference values for common foods, so the total is an estimate. Cooking idea, not medical or dietary advice.