Pink pasta made with beetroot

serves 2
1 cup of whole wheat flour
1 whole beetroot
1 egg
salt to taste

method
this pasta is similar to plane pasta recipe posted earlier. only difference is it uses one egg because of the moisture it gets from beetroot juice .

1. Boil 1 cup of water , make flame to low and add washed beetroot into the boiling water . boil it for 1 minute .

2 . Take out beetroot hot from the water and wash beetroot with ice cold water immedietly.this makes it retain its beautiful colour.

3. Peel the skin and make small pieces enough to grind and make smooth paste. note :do not add water.

4. Take flour, salt ,egg and beetroot paste into a bowl and knead it to make dough . if you feel moisture is much add bit of more flour.

5. Let it rest for 1 hour .

6. Divide the dough into 8 portions .

7. Dust surface and roll into long flat dough about 15-20 inches depending upon how thin you want your pasta . or use pasta maker.

8. Cut them into thin strips or use pasta maker.

9. Dry them overnight to get best results in retaining colour of pasta.
or you can immedietly put them into boiling water and cook for 2 minutes . the more you boil it will loose its colour . I cooked pasta immedietly in the picture and not kept it overnight .

Wheat pasta/ noodle

Try making this pasta at home and you and your kids will love it for sure , apart from extra 1 hour of cooking time there is not much to it . And i feel thats not a big price to pay when you are making it sure  your family is taking healthy food. This recipe is for sure will give you boost of making it so perfect.

Serves 2
Ingredients

1 cup of wheat flour 

2 eggs big size 

1/2 tsp of salt 

1 Tbsp of olive oil 

White flour or corn flour to dust and roll . 

Method 

Make dough with egg and salt . Knead it nicely with olive oil on your hands . 

Leave it for 20 minutes . Divide dough into 8 portions and make them round . 

Leave it for another 20 minutes . 

Now dust the surface and use a roller to make long and thin shaped discs . Use dry flour as much and strech it with roller as thin as you like your noodles to be .

 Now roll all the discs and keep them separate make sure you dust them well . When you finish all, take knife and cut into thin strips one by one , lift it with knife from one side carefully and dry them on hanger.

Or 

You could use pasta maker to cut them and save all these efforts .