Vegan Avocado Parathas – Soft Indian Flatbreads

These simple vegan avocado parathas are made with wholemeal wheat flour, a little chickpea flour and a few everyday spices from my spice box. There is no garlic, ginger, fresh coriander or green chilli in this recipe.

I often add avocado to my paratha or chapati dough because it helps keep the flatbreads soft. It is a simple trick I use in my everyday cooking, and the avocado works beautifully in this recipe.

The chickpea flour adds a little extra flavour, while turmeric, chilli powder and dhana jeeru (ground coriander and cumin) give the parathas their lovely Indian flavour. They are easy to make and can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

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Ingredients

• 1 ripe avocado
• 1 cup wholemeal wheat flour (atta)
• ¼ cup chickpea flour (besan)
• Salt to taste
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
• ½ teaspoon chilli powder, or to taste
• 1 teaspoon dhana jeeru (ground coriander and cumin)
• Warm Water, if required
• Oil, for cooking and for adding when making the dough

Method

1. Cut the avocado in half, remove the stone and scoop the flesh.

2.  In a bowl, add the wheat flour, chickpea flour, salt, turmeric, chilli powder and dhana jeeru. Add the avocado mash to the flour and two teaspoons of oil.  Bind the dough adding water as needed.  Knead everything together to form a soft, pliable dough. The avocado provides moisture, so add water a little at a time only if needed. If the dough feels sticky, add a little more wheat flour.

3.  Divide the dough into equal-sized balls. (You should get 8-10 parathas) .Dust each ball with a little flour and roll the parathas as round as you can.

4.  Heat a tava or flat frying pan over medium heat. Place a paratha on the hot tava and cook until small bubbles appear. Flip  and brush the parathas lightly with oil.  Cook until both sides have golden-brown spots and the paratha is cooked through.

5.   Serve hot with your favourite vegetable curry, pickle or vegan chutney. I served them with my mango curry.

If you wish to make a different variation of avocado  parathas check out this recipe.

What kind of parathas do you like?

You may wish to try some of my paratha recipes:

• Plain parathas
• Spicy parathas with tomato and onion
• Stuffed parathas with quinoa
• Aloo parathas
• Vegan parathas with Apple

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