Sweet Banana Flat Bread
17 Jul
Sweet Banana Flat Bread
A big bunch of bananas from our farm was ripe and needed to be used up as soon as possible. In summer we go through dozens of bananas but now in monsoon nobody wants them.
One very popular snack/breakfast using ripe bananas here is ‘Buns’. Buns actually not like a ‘Bun’, except that it’s shaped like one. Sweet bananas are mashed and mixed with all purpose flour + sugar + yogurt + baking soda to make dough. It’s then left to rest for a couple of hours, flattened into small circles and deep fried. It turns beautifully golden brown and puffs up like a bun. Buns is crispy on the outside and soft, sweet and chewy inside. It tastes absolutely GREAT!
But right now I am trying to stay away from too much sugar and oil. After a few green teas a day, I don’t think Buns is the right snack! I wanted something sweet and tasty like Buns but a little healthier! I decided to make a bunch of sweet banana flat breads or chapatis!
Banana flat bread turned out great! I wonder why I never thought of adding mashed banana to my flat breads/chapatis all these days!! Mashed Banana makes these flat breads really soft and sweet naturally. They are great as breakfast. You can eat them plain with some butter, sweeten them further with some honey or maple syrup, or just sprinkle some sugar and roll them up for a sweet treat! Serve with some Indian pickle or any spicy relish and a simple dal (lentils) and a raita (tempered yogurt) for a light lunch.
Loaded with bananas in every bite, try these healthy whole wheat Indian flat breads for a refreshing change from your usual banana bread!
Sweet ripe bananas
mix with whole wheat flour
kneed into a stiff dough
make small balls
roll them
cook on a griddle
soft and sweet banana flat breads
roll them up for a sweet treat
Ingredients:
- Whole wheat flour 2 cups
- Mashed bananas 1 cup
- 2-3 tables spoon of oil
- Salt
- Water
Peel and mash the bananas well. Combine mashed bananas, whole wheat flour, salt and make a stiff dough. Add the oil and kneed well. Make the dough into small ball, dust them with flour and roll them out into circles with a rolling pin.
Heat a griddle. When hot lightly grease with oil. Place the flat bread on the griddle. When small bubbles appear on it, turn it over to the other side. When this side starts to change colour, apply a couple of drops on oil, spread well and turn over. Apply a little more oil on this side as well. Your flat bread is ready when small red spots appear on it. Do not over heat the griddle as this might burn them.
i just loved the banana rotis or i can call them banana parathas.
awesome chinmayie…. with all the bananas that get overripe i end up making banana bread or banana appams or banana sheera.
I love your banana bread version. I have never heard of this one. Looks very delicious. I was looking to follow your blog, I wonder if you had an RSS button. thank you.
I can’t wait to make these! I know I will love them, and the baby will love them, and I will feel good about serving them to him. Thanks, this sounds great!
I’m sure your baby will love these!! Thank you Gina
Very simple and practical recipes… Pictures are lovely too… Great work.
Hi! Will this stay good in the fridge if I have leftovers?
Thanks!
looks great
could we add sugar if we wanted it extra sweet??
you mention water but I didn’t see when you added any to the recipe
This looks amazing! I’m trying it out tomorrow for breakfast with some Nutella! Looks almost like a little crepe
I bet that would be so, so, so good with warm peanut butter and honey. Yummm.
I make this quite often as P enjoy eating chapatti. that tiny kadali banana pic is simply gorgoeous girl.
Thanks Sia! It’s A’s favorite chapati too
You banana pics are amazing!!! I love them so much, great job! =)
This is fascinating. I’m sure i m trying this idea in near future. But i must say, that the bun description you gave, makes me want to see how that’s made too!
Hi Chinmayie,
Very yummy recipeeeeeeee……i’m gonna try for sure:)
Hi Chinmayie ,
I came to know about your blog from Heena. Recipes are great and pictures too …
all the best !!
Oh this is such a cool recipe. Your photos are really nice- especiall the banana one and the top one! Nice job!!
Thanks so much. Something so simple and healthy for my girls!!! I love it!
Thank you so much guys! Glad you all like the recipe so much
Must be very soft and yumm! Delicious looking sweet flat bread.
wow, never tried it like this before! what a great idea… reminds me of pratha, but a fruity sweeter version. looking forward to try this if I could get round to making them!
These flatbreads look awesome..never had something like this..love the pictures of all the steps! Gotta try these soon..we love bananas so much!
Wow… flat bread with banana! Kids must be happy to have this for breakfast/lunch/snacks! I always love your pictures – black background is really cool.
This is completely new to me:) My mom makes banana fritters but never saw paratha. I love banana fruit a lot and so I know I will love this recipe !
Oh I really miss bananas! They’ve been so expensive for months now (because of a cyclone that destroyed the crops earlier this year). These look delicious!
These banana flatbreads look yummy! What a different kind of a flatbread! I’d love to try this out!
I am thinking a dessert wrap with this; chocolate chips and a smear of peanut butter please!
That sounds fabulous!!
Good idea. We will try
These look amazing!! I miss bananas from India so much, they’re just not the same in the UK!
Genius! So easy I may just try making this now!
Looks great! So simple and yummy! =)
That is a fantastic idea. I actually have some overripe bananas that I need to do something with, otherwise my spouse will throw them in the compost heap.
Aah this is a great recipe
Holy cow these look sensational. I’ve never heard of this but I’m determined to try it!
Love these flat breads…a welcome treasure to my kids lunchbox!
this is totally new to me! I love your posts! Always so inspiring.
Thanks Anh!