Pasta as an Instant-Noodle Alternative

Ingredients

• Half a pack of long thin pasta (spaghetti)
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric (gives a yellow color)
• A pinch of salt
• 1/4 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika (red pepper powder)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom (fine)
• A chicken bouillon cube (Maggi)
• This easy, delicious recipe is from a friend and cook at Shou Tabkhin Today:
• Hanadi Al-Ayas
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• For more light meals try Pasta and Tuna Salad

Method

1. Break the pasta in half and put it into a pot on the stove with hot water.
2. Add a quarter teaspoon of turmeric, stir, and leave it to cook, stirring occasionally.
3. When cooked, drain it in a colander and set aside.
4. In a pot on the stove, put two and a half cups of water. When the water heats, add the Maggi cube with paprika, ground cardamom, curry, and salt and stir briefly.
5. Add the pasta to the hot water and let it boil for an additional two minutes.
6. Serve the Instant-Noodle Alternative pasta hot.
7. Hanadi Al-Ayas
8. For more snacks, here is Pasta and Tuna Salad.