It has a smoky, bitter flavor, so it’s used quite sparingly in recipes. It is what gives that characteristic color to a lot of authentic curry recipes as well, like this cauliflower curry, carrot curry, red lentil curry, and pumpkin curry for example.
Making homemade pasta
Homemade pasta can seem a little daunting at first, but I assure you once you get your hands “dirty” with it and get the taste of true, unblemished homemade pasta, there’s no going back. It gets a lot easier with practice and if you happen to own a pasta machine, there’s really no excuse not to try it. 🙂 It’ll be a fun weekend project to do with your kids too! You can easily make naturally coloured pasta (how fun is that?) and also pasta with different flavors as well, like this Homemade Turmeric Pasta. In this recipe, turmeric is used not only to give the pasta a gorgeous bright yellow color, but also to infuse it with a slight smokiness and bitterness that goes really well with the sweet and smoky chorizo bolognese. You can actually see the beautiful flecks of turmeric powder in the dough too! I used a pasta machine to make the fettuccine in this recipe. However, if you don’t own a pasta machine, you can still roll out the dough and cut the pasta by hand. If you liked this recipe for Homemade Turmeric Pasta, don’t forget to subscribe for new (and free) recipes by entering your email address on the side bar (and get all these recipes delivered straight to your inbox), so you don’t miss out on a thing. You can find me on FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, PINTEREST and GOOGLE-PLUS too.
