Sweet Potato Chapati aka Sweet Potato Flatbread

Sweet Potato Chapati aka Sweet Potato Flatbread

This whole wheat sweet potato chapati or flatbread is so versatile you can have it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This simple, easy and effortless recipe makes the softest sweet potato flatbread ever. Combined with onions and herbs means you can have it on its own or as bread with your main course.

Have you tried making chapati yet? perhaps whole wheat tortilla? Well, both are quite similar just a bit more healthy of course. I love whole wheat because it really does add more nutrition than white flour.

This sweet potato chapati can be called in many different names – Sweet potato flatbread, sweet potato tortilla, sweet potato paratha. Doesn’t matter how you prefer to call it – it’s one heck of a flatbread you are bound to fall in love with. The sweet potato tends to keep the chapati really soft and the cooked onions and herbs make it so delicious my kids eat it on its own without any accompaniment.

Let’s talk ingredients and substitute (Save/Pin)

• Chapati flour – Indian chapati flour or as we call it chapati atta is whole wheat flour that is not as coarsely ground for whole wheat bread. You can of course still use it.  To get a consistency close to Indian chapati flour – I recommend using  3 cups whole wheat flour and 1 cup all-purpose flour.
• Sweet Potato – a great trick to keep chapati soft is to add sweet potato to the dough. It works like magic and tastes delicious too! Not to mention it’s healthy too!
• Yogurt – you can use any yogurt, vegan or regular. The yogurt adds a nice creamy taste that just melts in the mouth. Of course, you can omit the yogurt completely and just use water instead.
• Oil – you can use as less as 1 tbsp when to knead and omit any oil when cooking. I do like a light smear of oil on the cooked chapati as this keeps them soft too.
  On the other hand, you can go liberal with oil, ghee or butter which is often done in Indian homes.  The resulting chapati will be very rich and of course high is saturated fat.
• Onions – I think onions, when cooked, add a nice sweetness to the chapati. If you chop it really fine you can also use it raw but I honestly think a little cooking on the stovetop takes that raw bite out of it making it easier on the palate.

Useful Tips and Tools

• A small Mixing Bowl or measuring cup to activate the yeast. I prefer to use glass over metal. If the metal is cold it can lower the temperature of the liquid ingredients. Not a big deal. And yet, it’s nice to get the yeast activated quickly and move on with the recipe.
• I like mixing bread dough by hand. It’s quite therapeutic for those of us that love to bake bread. But bread dough can be difficult to handle. Not just because it needs more kneading but also because it’s often a soft, sticky mess. Keeping the dough soft and sticky though difficult to work with is in favor of good bread baking. So, if you are new to bread baking I highly recommend getting that Stand Mixer Kenwood, kitchen-aidor other brands, it does not matter, from the back of the cabinet. Personally, I have a hand mixer. And yet, I don’t use it for baking bread. I’m always afraid because bread dough is dense compared to cakes. So, it might harm my hand mixer. (recommended read – which stand-mixer is good for home bakers)
• Baking bread is a science. So measuring ingredients correctly is important. Also, do not wing the measurements. Use a Measuring Cup for liquid ingredients and Measuring Spoons for dry ingredients.
• A good baking tray is as important to bread baking as it is to other baking Baking Tray. Therefore, buy a good quality baking tray that’s not too thin. The thick ones will prevent the bread from burning on the bottom. Sometimes you can even add a second tray on the bottom to prevent the bottom from getting burnt.

How to Make Herbed Sweet Potato Chapati / Sweet Potato Flatbread (Save/Pin)

Cook sweet potato

• Cook the sweet potato in the microwave for 5 minutes on high or until cooked thru.
• OR bake the sweet potato for 20 minutes at 180 C/360 F
• OR peel and boil the sweet potato on the stove-top for 3 to 5 minutes until tender
• Peel and mash the sweet potato with a fork

Prepare dough

• Add flour and sweet potato to a bowl
• Use a fork to combine the two together.
• Add salt, pepper, and oil – combine again.
• Now add onions, fresh herbs, and yogurt.
• Mix all ingredients until you have a soft dough
• If the mixture is dry – add a few tablespoons of water.
• Alternatively, if the mixture is wet – add a little extra flour.
• You want a soft smooth dough that you can roll.
• Let rest for 15 minutes covered with plastic wrap

Roll chapati

• Once the dough has rested, divide the dough into 8 balls
• Dust the ball with flour and roll on a lightly floured surface.
• You can roll all the disc, keep them covered with a kitchen cloth to prevent drying out.
• Or you can cook them simultaneously.

Cook the chapati

• Heat a skillet or frypan over medium heat.
• Place the flatbread and cook for 30 to 40 seconds on each side.
• Turning as necessary to ensure even cooking.
• Usually takes about 2 minutes per chapati.
• Brush lightly with oil using a pastry brush or such
• Keep the chapatis soft – wrapping in a kitchen cloth or placing them in a Tupper Ware.

Frequently asked questions

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Herb Sweet Potato Chapati aka Sweet Potato Flatbread

Author: Veena Azmanov

5 from 9 votes

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Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Calories: 252kcal

Adjust Servings Here: 8 chapatis

Description

This whole wheat sweet potato chapati or flatbread is so versatile you can have it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This simple, easy and effortless recipe makes the softest sweet potato flatbread ever. Combined with onions and herbs means you can have it on its own or as a bread with your main course.

Ingredients

• 200 grams Chapati flour
• 60 grams Extra flour for kneading as needed
• 200 grams large Sweet Potato (1 1/2 cup mashed)
• 120 ml Yogurt
• 1/2 Onion
• 1/2 cup Fresh herbs (cilantro/parsley)
• 2 tbsp Oil
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Pepper
• 2 tbsp Water if necessary only

Metric – US customary

ADJUST SERVINGS HERE – 8 chapatis

Conversions – Switch between Metric & US for other measurement options

Instructions

Cook sweet potato

• Cook the sweet potato in the microwave for 5 minutes on high or until cooked thru.
• OR bake the sweet potato for 20 minutes at 180 C/360 F
• OR peel and boil the sweet potato on the stove top for 3 to 5 minutes until tender
• Peel and mash the sweet potato with a fork.

Prepare Dough

• Add flour and sweet potato to a bowl
• Use a fork to combine the two together.
• Add salt, pepper, and oil – combine again.
• Now add onions, fresh herbs, and yogurt.
• Mix all ingredients until you have a soft dough
• If the mixture is dry – add a few tablespoons of water.
• Alternatively, if the mixture is wet – add a little extra flour.
• You want a soft smooth dough that you can roll.
• Let rest for 15 minutes covered with plastic wrap.

Roll Chapati

• Once the dough has rested, divide the dough into 8 balls
• Dust the ball with flour and roll on a lightly floured surface.
• You can roll all the disc, keep them covered with a kitchen cloth to prevent drying out.
• Or you can cook them simultaneously.

Cook Chapati

• Heat a skillet or frypan over medium heat.
• Place the flatbread and cook for 30 to 40 seconds on each side.
• Turning as necessary to ensure even cooking.
• Usually takes about 2 minutes per chapati.
• Brush lightly with oil using a pastry brush or such
• Keep the chapatis soft – wrapping in a kitchen cloth or placing them in a Tupper Ware.

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Nutrition Information

Calories: 252kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 314mg | Potassium: 325mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 3560IU | Vitamin C: 2.1mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 2.8mg

The nutrition information and metric conversion are calculated automatically. I cannot guarantee its accuracy. If this data is important to you please verify with your trusted nutrition calculator. Thank you

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