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Hakka noodles and manchurian - why is this combo so oily?

Hakka noodles and manchurian - why is this combo so oily?

A plate of veg hakka noodles with dry veg manchurian can run over 1100 kcal, mostly because the noodles swim in oil and the manchurian balls are deep-fried. A home version with less oil on the noodles cuts the same combo to under 700 kcal without losing the taste.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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Indo-Chinese food tastes amazing. But that plate of hakka noodles and manchurian hides a lot of oil. The noodles swim in it. The manchurian balls are deep-fried in it. That is where the calories pile up, not in the cabbage and capsicum. Let us look at one real plate.

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