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    Home » Bread Bakers » Spelt Sweet Potato Paratha for #BreadBakers

    Spelt Sweet Potato Paratha for #BreadBakers

    Published: Jan 12, 2016 · Modified: Dec 12, 2019 by Pavani · 19 Comments

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    It's time for this month's BreadBakers' and the theme for this edition is Ancient Grains and is being hosted by Robin at A Shaggy Dough Story. Ancient grains are generally accepted to mean grains that have remained largely unchanged/un-hybridized over the last several hundred years, which means NO MODERN WHEAT. 

    I have to say this was probably the most challenging theme I have done for the BreadBakers. Finding ancient grains or even their flour was not the hard part, but finding a bread recipe with just ancient grains was hard. Also my family is not much into rustic breads, so my search for soft sandwich bread without any wheat flour turned up nothing.

    Then I thought of making Indian flatbread with spelt flour. I have made rotis with spelt flour before but that recipe also had some wheat flour in it. These parathas are made with 100% spelt flour and added mashed sweet potato to make them nice and soft.

    Parathas turned out great, I added a little bit of chili powder and ground cumin to add some spice to the parathas. But you can leave them out and make it plain. I served the parathas with Palak Tofu for a filling and delicious meal.

    Spelt Sweet Potato Paratha

    Healthy parathas made with Spelt flour, sweet potato and spices. These parathas are hearty and delicious.
    Author: Pavani
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    Prep Time: 30 mins
    Cook Time: 20 mins
    Total Time: 50 mins
    Course: breads
    Cuisine: north indian
    Servings: 810 parathas

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups Spelt flour
    • 1 Sweet potato Medium
    • ½ tsp Chili powder (adjust as per taste)
    • ½ tsp Cumin Ground
    • 1 tsp ghee Oil or
    • To taste Salt

    Instructions

    • Boil, steam or microwave sweet potato until very soft. Mash until smooth.
    • In a mixing bowl, combine mashed sweet potato, spelt flour, chili powder, ground cumin, oil and salt. Mix well, add water a little at a time to make a soft, pliable dough. I added about ⅔~¾ cup of water.
    • Cover and set the dough aside for at least 15 minutes.
    • Divide the dough into 8~10 equal pieces. On a well floured surface, roll each piece into 5~6" round roti.
    • Heat a griddle or tawa on medium-high heat. Cook each roti until golden brown spots form on both sides. Brush with more oil or ghee, if desired. Serve with a curry or pickle or yogurt.

    Notes

    #BreadBakers is a group of bread loving bakers who get together once a month to bake bread with a common ingredient or theme. You can see all our of lovely bread by following our Pinterest board right here. Links are also updated after each event on the #BreadBakers home page.
    We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient. If you are a food blogger and would like to join us, just send Stacy an email with your blog URL to [email protected].
    Here's what our creative bakers came up with for this month's 'Ancient Grains' event:
    • Ancient 4 Grain Breakfast Bread from Cindy's Recipes and Writings
    • Ancient Grain Carrot Bread from The Schizo Chef
    • Barley Flour Donut Muffins from I Camp in my Kitchen
    • Blueberry Peach Quinoa Oatmeal Muffins from Magnolia Days
    • Buckwheat Savoury Pancakes from Mayuri's Jikoni
    • Dimbleby's Breastfeeding Bread from Food Lust People Love
    • Eggless Sorghum and Pearl Millet Banana Muffins (Eggless Jowar and Bajra Banana Muffins) from G'Gina's Kitchenette
    • Foxtail Millet Bagels from Cooking Club
    • Garlic Cheesy Einkorn Crackers from The Wimpy Vegetarian
    • Injera Bread from Spiceroots
    • Little Millet Banana Bread from Sara's Tasty Buds
    • Millet Idli from Gayathri's Cook Spot
    • Quinoa Banana Bread from Wholistic Woman
    • Seeded Spelt Boules from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
    • Spelt and Buckwheat Soda Bread from A Shaggy Dough Story
    • Spelt and Einkorn Sourdough with Caramelized Onions from Karen's Kitchen Stories
    • Spelt Bread from Hostess at Heart
    • Spelt Sweet Potato Paratha from Cook's Hideout
    • Teff Crepes with Spinach and Mushrooms from A Day in the Life on the Farm
    • Yeasted Jowar Naan from Sneha's Recipe
    Tried this recipe?Mention @cooks_hideout or tag #cookshideout!

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    Comments

    1. Robin Beck

      January 12, 2016 at 11:47 am

      I want to reach through the screen and grab one of these RIGHT NOW. They look awesome and I can't wait to try making them. Thanks!

      Reply
    2. Mayuri Patel

      January 12, 2016 at 7:28 pm

      parathas look delicious. Adding sweet potato must have made them soft and sweet.

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    3. Georgina K.

      January 12, 2016 at 7:41 pm

      Pavani your parathas look so tempting! Mmm

      Reply
    4. Karen Kerr

      January 12, 2016 at 8:55 pm

      Seriously Pavani, these are gorgeous! I am definitely trying these! Love your add ins!

      Reply
    5. Wendy Klik

      January 12, 2016 at 10:17 pm

      Great idea using sweet potatoes for the softness and texture.

      Reply
    6. Julie

      January 13, 2016 at 1:26 am

      Your paratha looks amazing! I would say that the spelt and sweet potato was a definite success!

      Reply
    7. Stacy Rushton

      January 13, 2016 at 4:50 pm

      What a brilliant idea to add the sweet potato, Pavani! I would make them exactly like this, chili and cumin and all. Simply perfect!

      Reply
    8. rajani

      January 14, 2016 at 3:48 am

      Beautiful backdrop, wonderful styling and perfect clicks. What more can one ask?!

      Reply
    9. Global Tastes & Travels Inc.

      January 16, 2016 at 7:30 pm

      Sweet potato must have added a great flavor into these parathas

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    10. Global Tastes & Travels Inc.

      January 16, 2016 at 7:30 pm

      Sweet potato must have added a great flavor into these parathas

      Reply
    11. sneha datar

      January 17, 2016 at 1:08 pm

      Tempting and soft parathas, I sure they must have tasted delicious.

      Reply
    12. Harini-Jaya Rupanagudi

      January 22, 2016 at 4:27 am

      Interesting parathas with spelt flour. I am yet to try out this flour.

      Reply
    13. Vimala Lakshmi

      January 23, 2016 at 4:05 am

      Yummy paranthas love it.........

      Reply
    14. Shireen Sequeira

      January 23, 2016 at 7:35 am

      Your parathas are so rustic and such a beautiful sight Pavani!! I had recently eaten blueberry cake made out of spelt but I thought it was a mix of spelt & wheat but after reading your post I am confident that spelt will give great results (unlike most gluten free grains which are hard to work with). Awesome spread by the way! Palak tofu sounds so brilliant. Makes for a great gluten free-dairy free treat (BTW must share this post with my cousin who is gluten & dairy free) - thanks a million!!

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    15. Pavani N

      January 23, 2016 at 1:36 pm

      Thank you Shireen. Just a quick clarification, spelt is not gluten free. It is an ancient wheat grain, so it is very similar to modern wheat and it has gluten in it.

      Reply
    16. Jasmin JasminCookBook

      January 27, 2016 at 9:53 am

      I think I'm first time visiting your blog, thank to these beautiful spelt paratha recipe. Great work, Pavani! This baking challenge was quite inspirative for you, and for other fellow bloggers - they also made some great ancient grain recipes...

      Reply
    17. Jessie Moore

      January 27, 2016 at 12:55 pm

      This looks AWESOMEEEEEEEE!! I love paratha but augmented with sweet potato? It sounds perfect and so flavorful.

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    18. athletic avocado

      January 27, 2016 at 5:27 pm

      Wow what an awesome idea to add sweet potato to this amazing bread! Great recipe!

      Reply
    19. BermudaLeah

      March 31, 2016 at 9:58 pm

      i just made these and they are frigging amazing! i steamed five small sweet potatoes. I sifted two cups of spelt flour with cumin, chili powder and coriander. I peeled the potatoes while hot and placed them in my food processor. I added the coconut oil and the flour and pulsed until I got a ball of dough. I then set it aside for 20 minutes and then separated it into golf sized balls and pressed it out with my tortilla press. Fried them in 1 tsp coconut oil in my non stick pan.... They are incredible................Thank you so much!!!

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