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

Sweet Potato Chapathi

Category: Chapathi / Paratha   
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Waiting Time: 30 mins      
Cooking Time: 20 mins    
Servings: Yields around 10-12 Chapathis

Sweet Potato Chapathis

Ingredients:

• Wheat flour / Atta - 2 cups
• Sweet potato - 1 no
• Roasted Cumin seeds, coarsely powdered - 1 tsp
• Salt- to taste
• Warm Water - as needed

Method:

1. Wash, chop and cook the sweet potato in steamer or cook in a vessel placed inside the cooker
   
2. Once it gets cooked, peel off the skin and mash it well 
   
3. In a wide bowl, add the wheat flour, required salt, cumin powder and mix well
4. To this add the mashed sweet potato and knead well to form a smooth soft dough. Sprinkle water only if necessary; at times moisture in the sweet potato will be enough for kneading. Keep it aside for atleast 30 mins
   
5. After 30 mins, knead the dough for 2 mins and divide the dough into equal lemon sized balls 
   
6. Take one dough ball, dust it with flour, flatten it and roll into a thin chapathi
   
7. Heat the tawa, place the chapathis and cook till bubbles started to appear on the surface
   
8. Turn over and cook the other side
   
9. Once it's cooked transfer to plate or place it in hot box till we serve
   
10. These  chapathis are soft and can be had with any dal or gravy
    

Paneer stuffed Sweet Potato Paratha

Category: Chapati / Paratha   
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Waiting Time: 30 mins      
Cooking Time: 20 mins    
Servings: Yields around 10 parathas

Paneer stuffed Sweet Potato Paratha

Ingredients:

For dough:

• Wheat flour / Atta - 2 cups
• Sweet potato - 1 no
• Ghee - 1-2 tsp (Optional)
• Salt- to taste
• Warm Water - if required 

For Stuffing:

• Paneer, crumbled / grated - 1 cup (Home made Paneer)
• Roasted Cumin seed powder - 1/2 tsp
• Coriander leaves, chopped - 2 tbsp 
• Kasoori Methi, crushed - 1 tsp
• Green chillies, finely chopped - 2-3 nos (can be avoided if making for kids)
• Salt - to taste

Other Ingredients:

• Wheat / Rice flour - for dusting
• Ghee / Oil - for toasting

Method:

1. Wash and cook the sweet potato in pressure cooker; can be cooked in a vessel placed inside the cooker
   
2. Once it gets cooked, peel off the skin and mash it well 
   
3. In a wide bowl, add the wheat flour, required salt, ghee (if using) and mix well
4. To this add the mashed sweet potato and knead well to form a smooth soft dough. Sprinkle water only if necessary; at times moisture in the sweet potato will be enough for kneading. Keep it aside for atleast 30 mins
   
   
   
   
5. For the stuffing, add all the ingredients in the above stuffing list in a bowl and mix well
   
6. Divide the dough into equal lemon sized balls, dust them with flour, flatten them to a circle
7. Keep a spoonful of stuffing in the center of the circle and bring the sides of the circle towards center as shown below. This way we will get square parathas; we can also do in a regular way for circular ones
   
   
   
   
8. Roll it to form a thin paratha
   
9. Heat the tawa, place the parathas and cook till bubbles started to appear on the surface
   
10. Turn over and cook the other side; spread few drops of ghee over it
11. Once it's cooked, spread a little ghee / oil on the other side of the paratha and transfer to plate or place it in hot box till you serve
    
12. These parathas are soft and can be had with curd or any gravy