Sweet Potato Chapati

How to get it round???

I made some onde onde a few days ago and had some remainder sweet potatoes. So, I decided to try this exotic recipe.

Based on this recipe:
http://honestcooking.com/sweet-potato-roti-flatbread/

Ingredients:
Whole wheat flour - 2 cups
1 large sweet potato, peeled and cubed
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Hing - ½ tsp, optional
Salt to taste
Oil - 2 tsp

I had quite a bit of sweet potato of the purple variety and no whole wheat flour at home. So, I used all-purpose plain flour without measuring - the amount was adjusted to the texture of the dough with the mashed sweet potato. I added about a quarter tsp each of ground ginger, crushed cumin seeds and chilli powder. Half tsp salt. One tsp of cumin seeds and chilli powder would have been too much for my taste.

The dough left to rest for several minutes - should be 20 mins but it was late night already ...

Ugly chapatis ... but nice Indian taste from the spices, sweetened naturally by the potatoes.

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