Sweet Potato Roti

Thoroughly wash the sweet potato, keeping the skin on.

Poke a few holes in the sweet potato using a knife or a fork & place it in a clean plastic bag. Make a knot on the plastic, sealing it & microwave the sweet potato for 10 minutes. If you do not have a microwave, you can boil the sweet potato in a pot, filled with water on the stove top. Boil until the sweet potato is soft.

Once the sweet potato is soft, carefully remove & discard the skin/peel.

Thereafter, place the fleshy insides of the sweet potato into a small bowl & using a masher or a fork, mash up the potato & set aside.

In a medium/large mixing bowl, add in the all purpose flour.

Add the salt & cinnamon powder to the flour.

Mix the dry ingredients together.

Next, pour in the vegetable oil.

Add in the mashed sweet potato.

Finally pour in the boiling water.

Stir using a spoon. It should almost be forming a dough.

Once it cools down a bit, use your hands & begin mixing it to feel the consistency. If it is too weak, add more flour, & if it is too dry then add in a bit more boiling water.

After mixing it with you hands, knead the dough on a floured or oiled surface.

It should form a soft pliable dough.

Once the dough is ready, divide into small golf size balls. To evenly do this, grip the dough in the middle & using your thumb & middle finger, separate the dough into two pieces. It should be somewhat equal in size.

Next, take the two dough pieces & divide each one into two pieces, using the above method.

You should now have four dough pieces.

Next, divide each of the four pieces into two’s.

You should now have eight dough pieces.

Finally, divide each of the eight dough pieces into two’s.

You should now have sixteen dough pieces.

Roll each piece of dough in the palm of your hands to form a ball.

Dunk the dough ball into flour.

Place the flour covered dough ball on a floured surface & press down lightly with your palm to form a disc.

Using a rolling pin, roll each ball out into a circular shape.

If you cannot roll it out into a perfect circle, it’s fine, no stress, you may proceed to the next step with whatever shapes you have made, but if you really do want it to be round then just place something that is circular over the shape you have created, either a plate or a lid of a container.

Use a knife & cut around the shape & viola, perfectly round roti’s.

Once all the discs are rolled out, it’s time for the toasting.

Place the discs one at a time on a hot thava or pan & toast on medium to high heat..

It should begin to puff up after a few seconds.

Flip the roti & toast the other side. It is not necessary to add any butter or ghee over it whilst toasting.

Once toasted on both sides, remove from the heat & place the cooked roti’s into a container lined with wax paper.

Cover the container of roti’s with a cloth as soon as you add each one into the container. The steam helps it remain soft.

These Sweet Potato Roti’s can be stored for up to a week.

They can also be frozen for as long as six months & can be defrosted & reheated in the microwave.

This Sweet Potato Roti can be served as is or with a variety of curries & other dishes such as Sugar Beans Curry, Mutton Curry, Chicken Curry, Prawn Curry & others.

I also prefer it with a thick layer of butter.