Sweet Potato Paratha is a delicious and nutritious Indian flatbread made with mashed sweet potato, whole wheat flour, and Indian spices. It is very easy to prepare and a very healthy breakfast or dinner option, especially for kids and toddlers. Serve sweet potato chapati with curd, raita, or pickle.
Paratha is a beloved Indian breakfast staple, often enjoyed with a bowl of curd and pickles. In Punjab and North India, many people begin their day with a variety of paratha options like aloo paratha, paneer paratha, dal paratha, and methi paratha.
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.
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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. You can use any variety of sweet potatoes that are available.
- Ginger: Use minced, grated, or homemade ginger paste. It's optional.
- Ajwain (carrom seeds): Crush the ajwain before adding it to the paratha. It gives the dish an excellent flavor.
- Spices: jeera powder, red chili powder, turmeric, amchur powder, and garam masala powder are used. Increase or decrease the spices as per your preference.
- Ghee or oil: I always prefer adding homemade ghee for parathas; it makes parathas softer and more delicious.
How to Make Sweet Potato Paratha Recipe
Cut 1 medium 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 it.
Note: You can also boil sweet potatoes in Instant Pot.
In a large mixing bowl, add the following ingredients:
- 1 cup whole wheat flour (or multi-grain flour)
- boiled and mashed (or grated) sweet potato (about 1 cup)
- ¼ cup coriander leaves, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon jeera (cumin) powder
- ½ teaspoon amchur powder
- ¼ teaspoon ajwain (carom seeds) (it is optional)
- ½ teaspoon garam masala
- 2 tablespoons oil or ghee
- salt to taste
Mix everything 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 minutes.
Make balls from the dough. I was able to get 6 balls.
Roll the parathas semi-thick/thin by dusting them with dry flour as needed.
Heat a tawa or skillet over medium heat, place the paratha on it, 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) with curd, pickle, raita, ketchup, or any gravy of your choice.
Serving Suggestions
Serve sweet potato parathas with plain yogurt, mint yogurt chutney, mango pickle, or your favorite Indian curry.
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 add some grated carrots or beets to this paratha.
- Sweet Potato Paratha with Jaggery: I prepared this sweet potato roti without adding jaggery or sugar. However, you can add a bit of jaggery or sugar if you prefer extra sweetness.
- Spices: This sweet potato chapati (thepla) is naturally sweet, so adjust the spices accordingly.
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Sweet Potato Paratha
Ingredients
- 1 medium sweet potato boiled and grated (about 1 cup)
- 1 cup whole wheat flour (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 finely chopped
- 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 prepared this sweet potato roti without adding jaggery or sugar. However, you can add a bit of jaggery or sugar if you prefer extra sweetness.
- Spices: This sweet potato chapati (thepla) is naturally sweet, so adjust the spices accordingly.
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Khushboo
I've made this multiple times now and my kids love it every time! Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Bhavana Patil
Thats so nice to hear the kids liked it.. Thanks for sharing your feedback Khushboo.
mary
can i substitute the wheat flour for all-purpose flour?
Bhavana Patil
Hi Mary, I highly recommend using wheat flour for this recipe. You can use maida but it will make a very sticky dough, hard to roll. You can easily find whole wheat flour in any indian grocery store or on Amazon.
Vasudha
This is too funny. I just made a sweet potato and spinach roti for my 21/2 yr old grandson! I used same ingredients, but left out ginger and amchur. Since I boiled with very little water and mashed the veggies, I didnt need to add water at all. Came out very soft and tasty!
bhavana
Thanks for sharing your feedback Vasudha.My daughter loves this paratha as well,its soft ,sweet and mildly spicy.
Ramya
Healthy and very tasty parata ? Thanks for the recipe.
bhavana
thanks ramya