Controlled applications of heat and water within the range of annealing and heat-moisture treatment (HMT) apparently modified gel texture and other physicochemical properties of rice starch. Substitution of hydrothermal treated rice starches for flour had a dramatic influence on the cooking and textural quality of the cooked noodle. The results revealed the possibility of utilizing these starches in a composite with poor quality rice flour to produce noodle with acceptable quality. These could be alternative method for aging of rice grains which was time consuming. RVA pasting parameters as well as the gel hardness correlated well with the cooking and textural properties of rice noodles. This could be used as indicators of suitability for rice noodle manufacturing.