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Sweet Potato Paratha is a delicious and healthy Indian flatbread recipe prepared with mashed sweet potato, wheat flour, and spiced with Indian spices. It is very easy to prepare and a very healthy breakfast or dinner for the kids or toddlers. Serve sweet potato chapati with curd, pickle, raita.
Indian breakfast staples include paratha. It creates the ideal Indian breakfast combo when combined with a bowl of curd and some pickles. In Punjab and North India, many people begin their day with some of the different varieties of paratha. Take aloo paratha, mooli paratha, gobhi paratha, paneer paratha, and so forth.
Today, I am sharing an easy-to-follow recipe for shakarkandi (sweet potato) paratha that is sweet, spicy, and tasty, where I directly mix the boiled & mashed sweet potatoes into the wheat flour along with some herbs and spices.
I like to make it this way because it's easy and less messy. But you can also prepare like the traditional aloo parathas by stuffing the spiced sweet potato mixture into the dough.
It certainly is one-of-a-kind. So, what are you waiting for? Read the recipe below.
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Health Benefits of Sweet Potato
Sweet potatoes are a great source of fiber, vitamins, and minerals. They’re also high in antioxidants that protect your body from free radical damage and chronic disease -Source Healthline.
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Sweet Potato Paratha Ingredients
- Wheat flour: I used whole wheat flour for this paratha. You can also use multigrain flour.
- Sweet Potato: I boiled sweet potatoes in an instant pot pressure cooker and then mashed them.
- Ginger: Use minced or grated ginger. It's optional.
- Ajwain (carrom seeds): Crush the ajwain before adding it to the paratha. It gives excellent flavor.
- Spices: cumin powder, red chili powder, turmeric, amchur powder, and garam masala powder are used. Increase or decrease the spices as per your preference.
- Herbs: finely chopped fresh coriander leaves.
- Ghee or oil: I always prefer adding homemade ghee for parathas, it makes parathas more soft and delicious.
How to Make Sweet Potato Paratha Recipe
Cut the sweet potato into half, and pressure cook for 3 whistles or until the sweet potato is cooked well with some salt. Peel the skin and grate or mash the sweet potato.
In a bowl, add wheat flour, boiled & grated sweet potato, coriander leaves, ajwain, ginger, turmeric powder, red chili powder, garam masala, jeera powder, amchur powder, oil, and salt. Mix well.
Add very little water and make a smooth (but not sticky) dough. Smear a little oil on the dough and let it rest for at least 10-15 mins.
Make balls from the dough. I was able to get 6 balls.
Roll the parathas semi-thick/thin by dusting them with some dry flour.
Heat up a tawa/skillet on medium heat, place the paratha, and let it cook.
Once you see bubbles, flip onto the other side and drizzle some ghee or oil on top. Flip again and drizzle oil or ghee on the other side until they have nice golden spots on both sides.
Serve Sweet Potato paratha/flatbread Indian recipe with curd, pickle, raita, ketchup, or any gravy of your choice.
Tips & Variations
- Perfectly Cooked Sweet Potatoes: Make sure sweet potatoes are cooked well else, they will be challenging to mash or grate.
- Greens: You can add green leafy vegetables like finely chopped spinach or methi (fenugreek leaves).
- Other Veggies: You can also add some grated carrots or beets for this paratha.
- Sweet potato paratha with Jaggery: I have prepared this sweet potato roti without adding any jaggery (or sugar). If you like, you can add a little bit of jaggery/sugar.
- Spices: This sweet potato chapati (thepla) is naturally sweet, so adjust the spices accordingly.
More Sweet Potatoes Recipes
- Instant Pot Sweet Potato
- Sweet Potato Soup
- Sweet Potato Fries
- Roasted Sweet Potatoes
More Paratha Recipes
- Avocado Paratha
- Makhana (Lotus Seed) Paratha
- Palak Paneer Paratha
- Lauki (Bottlegourd) Paratha
- Zucchini Carrot Paratha
- Drumstick Leaves Paratha
- Aloo Paratha
- Paneer Paratha
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Sweet Potato Paratha
Bhavana Patil
Sweet Potato Paratha is a delicious and healthy Indian bread prepared with mashed sweet potato, wheat flour and spiced with Indian spices.
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Servings: 2
Calories : 444
Course: Breakfast, Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
Method: Stovetop
Prep Time : 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time : 20 minutes minutes
Total Time : 30 minutes minutes
Ingredients
- 1 medium sweet potato boiled and grated (about 1 cup)
- 1 cup whole wheat or multigrain flour
- 1 teaspoon ginger grated
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon garam masala
- ½ teaspoon jeera (cumin) powder
- ½ teaspoon amchur powder
- ¼ teaspoon ajwain (carom seeds) (optional)
- ¼ cup coriander leaves
- 2 tablespoons oil or ghee to (cook parathas)
- water to knead dough
- salt to taste
Instructions
Cut the sweet potato into half, and pressure cook for 3 whistles or until sweet potato is cooked well with some salt. Peel the skin and grate or mash the sweet potato.
In a bowl, add wheat flour, boiled & grated sweet potato, coriander leaves, ajwain, ginger, turmeric powder, red chili powder, garam masala, jeera powder, amchur powder, oil, and salt. Mix well.
Add very little water and make a smooth (but not sticky) dough. Smear little oil on the dough and let it rest for at least 10-15 mins.
Make balls from the dough. I was able to get 6 balls.
Roll the parathas semi-thick/thin by dusting some dry flour.
Heat up a tawa/skillet on medium heat and place the paratha and let it cook.
Once you see bubbles, flip onto the other side drizzle some ghee or oil on top. Flip again and drizzle oil or ghee on the other side until they have nice golden spots on both sides.
Serve Sweet Potato Paratha with curd, pickle, raita, ketchup or any gravy of your choice.
Notes
Tips & Variations
- Perfectly Cooked Sweet Potatoes: Make sure sweet potatoes are cooked well else, they will be challenging to mash or grate.
- Greens: You can add green leafy vegetables like finely chopped spinach or methi (fenugreek leaves).
- Other Veggies: You can also add some grated carrots or beets for this paratha.
- Sweet potato paratha with Jaggery: I have prepared this sweet potato roti without adding any jaggery (or sugar). If you like, you can add a little bit of jaggery/sugar.
- Spices: This sweet potato chapati (thepla) is naturally sweet, so adjust the spices accordingly.
Note:Nutrition values are my best estimates. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.
Nutrition
Calories: 444kcalCarbohydrates: 69gProtein: 10gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 83mgPotassium: 667mgFiber: 11gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 16484IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 71mgIron: 4mg
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