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 a bread with your main course.
Sweet Potato chapati, Sweet Potato Flatbread, Sweet Potato Tortilla |Herbed flatbread
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.
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- 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.
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Recipe – Herbed Sweet Potato Chapati / Sweet Potato Flatbread (Save/Pin)
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Ingredients
- Chapati flour – 220 grams (2 cups)
- Sweet Potato – 1 large ( 1 – 1/2 cup)
- Yogurt – 120 ml (1/2 cup)
- Onion – 1/2 cup (lightly sauteed)
- Fresh herbs – 1/2 cup
- Oil – 2 tbsp
- Salt – 1 Tsp
- Pepper – 1/2 Tsp
- Water – 2 tbsp (if necessary only)
- Extra flour – 1/2 cup (as needed)
Method
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.
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Sweet Potato chapati, Sweet Potato Flatbread, Sweet Potato Tortilla |Herbed flatbread
Herb Sweet Potato Chapati aka Sweet Potato Flatbread
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
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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Tried this last week and it was so delicious. We didn’t need anything to eat these, they tasted so good on their own. Definitely going to make this more often.
Thank you, Vicki. So happy to hear you enjoyed this recipe. Yes, my kids eat this just as is, they are so delicious. Thank you for coming back to leave this feedback. Appreciate it very much.
I looove making bread. I haven’t tried flatbreads though and this looks like a fantastic recipe to try on. Love the sweet potato and yogurt in it. I can just imagine the awesome texture and taste those lend!
Thanks, Jolina. You will love this one. It’s so simple and easy.
I was so excited when I saw this yesterday I had to try it. Made it yesterday itself. We loved it!! So soft and so delicious. You are right I could eat them just as is. Thank you so much for sharing this.
Thank you Racheal. So happy to hear you enjoyed this recipe. I know what you mean. I make this so often the kids really love it. Thanks for coming back to write this feedback. Have a great day.
I’m hungry just looking at your flatbread. I’m totally fascinated by using the sweet potatoes in it. We’ve made lots of flatbread but just the regular kind. I like the idea of the additional nutrition in the bread. I bet it tastes delicious with just about anything. We’ll definitely be trying this out.
Thanks Marisa. My kids love this- they snack on it when they are hungry.
Love love love that this is made with sweet potatoes ! I need to try this. I have made garlic naan before but never chapati! YUM!
Thanks, Victoria. I know, right? so delicious.
I would usually call it sweet potato tortilla – your second option. But agree – whatever the name is, it is still about that taste. Pair it with some mince, sour cream and tomatoes and ain’t nothing mode delicious than that!
Thanks Helena. Absolutely any name works with me. Its’ so versatile.
Sweet Potato flatbread sounds like a dream come true. Thank you for this recipes. I have to switch out the yogurt for dairy free yogurt but that’s easy and thanks again.
I know what you mean Ginny. You can totally use a vegan yogurt too.
I make Indian food all the time and this sounds like the perfect accompaniment! Love putting sweet potato in everything! Instant health boost 🙂
Thanks Ann. Definitely a perfect accompaniment with anything in our home.
This looks so delicious! I love sweet potato and love chapatis so a sweet potato flatbread sound perfect to me!
Thanks Bintu. Me too – love sweet potato and love chapati.