Sweet Potato Parata

It was a normal end of the day and time to cook dinner.Thinking of what I should do(everyday and night..Poor planning!) came up with a idea of doing Parata, since my hubby loves it. Other than Monday and Thursday,where I grade for Kumon Kids, I am free on other days and can make something hot and delicious. Who doesn't like hot food on a Snowy weather...

Potato ,Gobi and Avacado Parathas are a usual one but Sweet potato is something different to try and was very desperate to taste it. Recently I bought Microwavable Sweet Potato in the Potato aisle section. Believe it or not, sweet potato cooked in just 6 minutes in Microwave which ease your job than cook in the cooker.But if you can't find the Microwavable one, you can buy the normal sweet potato and cook it in either Tawa/Cooker. Along with that, I made leftover Sweetpotato Cucumber Raita which tasted Heavenly with Home made Tomato Pickle.Awesome combination,it was. To my surprise, the parathas were so soft just like Phulkas and consumption was more from my dear family.Also, this sweet potato has to be mixed with Atta/Wheat Flour and became soft dough...I was quite skeptical about the result but came out very beautifully and tasted delicious too.

Ingredients:


Sweet Potato - 1 (half only used)
Whole Wheat Flour/Atta- 1.5 cups
Turmeric/Haldi- 1/2tsp
Coriander powder- 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder- 1 tsp( I added more to subsidize the sweetness of the potato)
Kasuri Methi- little pinch
Garam Masala- a pinch
Salt and oil


Method:


1) As per the instruction of the Microwave Sweet Potato, Microwave it for 5-6 minutes and wait for 2 minutes to cool down.As soon as you take it from the microwave you can see the cooked potato and later, mash it well with a fork.If you dont have Microwavable,you can substitute with Normal sweet potato cooked and mashed in the cooker.

2)Mix all the dry ingredients, Coriander Powder,Turmeric Powder,Red Chilli Powder,Kasuri Methi,Garam Masala and add the cooked mashed potato along with this.

3)Add little water just enough to knead and make sure you dont add more water ,otherwise, the dough becomes too soft.

4)Rest for 5 minutes .


After the dough is rested, you can take soft small balls and start rolling out in to a circle shape just like phulkas. Make sure, you roll it softly otherwise, you might break the dough and keep repeating the stuff.

I served Sweet Potato Parathas with Cucumber Sweet Potato Raita and Tomato Pickle.