Mixed Vegetable Paratha / Mixed Veggies Whole wheat Flatbread

Category: Chapathi / Paratha   
Preparation Time: 15 mins    
Cooking Time: 20 mins    
Servings: 3 - 4 servings

Mixed Vegetable Paratha

Mixed vegetable paratha is an easy breakfast recipe for toddlers and kids. This can also be packed in kids lunch box along with some raita or simple yogurt. This is a great way to include veggies in our kids diet :)

This is very simple, just steam cook the available veggies, mash them, knead it with the dough and make parathas. This is not a stuffed paratha so it s perfect for busy mornings too.

Choice of veggies is up to us, but adding sweet potato or potato will yield softer paratha  so try to include one of them. 

Also we can include greens along with the veggies. We can add finely chopped spinach, methi leaves, coriander leaves or even spring onions. No need to cook the greens, we can just add them while making the dough. If needed we can steam cook the spinach for couple of mins and mash it along with the veggies.

Ingredients:

• Whole Wheat flour / Atta -2 to 3 cups (use as required)

• Mixed vegetables* -About 3 cups (I used 1 medium sized sweet potato, 1 carrot, 1/2 cup frozen green peas, 10 green beans)

• Ginger, grated - 1/2 Tbsp

• Ajwain / Omam - 1/2 tsp

• Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup, finely chopped 

• Garam Masala ** - 1/2 to 1 tsp

• Red chilly powder -  to taste

• Salt- to taste

• Oil / Ghee - as required

* We can use the following vegetables for making this paratha 

• Sweet Potato

• Potato

• Carrots

• Green beans

• Green peas

• Broccoli

• Cauliflower

• Butternut squash

• Spinach / Palak

• Methi leaves

• Spring Onion

 ** For Variations, we can use Cumin powder or ajwain powder or any masala powder
Method:

• Wash the veggies, peel the sweet potato and carrot and roughly chop all the veggies. Here I have used Sweet potato, carrot, green beans and frozen green peas

• Steam cook the vegetables in steamer until it gets cooked. I cook it in instant pot in steam mode with high pressure for 5 mins and natural pressure release

• Once  it gets cooked,  mash it well. If we want we can blend it in blender but I prefer mashing since it gives a nice flavour

• In a wide bowl, add the mashed veggies,required salt, ajwain, coriander leaves, chilly powder and garam masala, mix well

• To this gradually add the wheat flour and knead well to form a smooth soft dough. The moisture in the veggies will be enough for kneading. As more flour as per the need and make a soft dough. This doesn't need any resting time

• Divide the dough into equal lemon sized balls 

• Take one dough ball, dust it with flour, flatten it and roll into a paratha, slightly thicker then the normal roti

• Heat the tawa, place the paratha and cook till bubbles started to appear on the surface

• Turn over and cook the other side. If we prefer, we can apply few drops of oil and toast them

• Once it's cooked, smear ghee over it and  transfer to plate or place it in hot box till we serve

• These  parathas are soft and can be had with simple yogurt and pickle