A process for instant dried noodles is provided wherein durum wheat flour is used as a main raw material, and in addition solid fat or oil is added, and in the noodle producing process dough obtained by a conventional method is made to a small mass or a plate shape by applying a pressure to the dough under reduced pressure, cut out to as a form of noodle strip, gelatinized, and dried with hot wind. Instant pasta having extremely excellent in taste, texture and unfastening can be prepared. Thereby instant noodles (which cannot be obtained in the prior art) can be produced using durum wheat flour as a main raw material.
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