Buckwheat Sweet Potato Pancakes
Buckwheat Sweet Potato Pancakes are 3 ingredients (excluding water) delicious, Gluten free pancakes made without any leavening agent, that is it does not have any baking powder or baking soda. They are perfect for breakfast or lunch.
These Pancakes use boiled and mashed Sweet potato and gluten free Buckwheat flour. For flavouring I have added Cinnamon and they are shallow fried in Ghee or Clarified Butter. To make it Vegan and dairy free one can use coconut oil or any vegetable oil of choice.
I love to add veggies and fruits in my pancakes and rotis. I already have a recipe with Whole Wheat Sweet Potato Pancakes on my blog. However I wanted to make a Farali or Vrat food, where wheat is prohibited, so I could not make the whole wheat pancake.
Buckwheat Flour
I decided to give the Buckwheat flour a try. I have detailed more about this gluten free Buckwheat flour in my Farali Kuttu ki Khichdi recipe on my blog. Another Pancake which I often make using Buckwheat is this, Buckwheat Groats Pancake.
Sweet Potato
Sweet potatoes are generally consumed during fasting to give the necessary energy and carbs. They are starchy and nutrient dense root vegetables. I like to make this Sweet Potato Bread and this healthy Horse Gram and Sweet Potato Patties from these root vegetable.
Coming back to the recipe, since Sweet potatoes are already sweet, I have not added any sugar in these pancakes.I have even not added any salt in this, as It was my no salt day and I did not feel it. Ghee gives it a nutty salty flavour. But if you want you can add sendha namak or salt of your choice.
These pancakes can be cooked either thin like crepes or a bit thick like American pancakes. The choice is yours. I enjoyed it with a drizzle of maple syrup.
Theme
So why I am talking of pancakes today is that our Shhh Cooking Secretly Challenge group has now completed all the Indian States and now we have started a new challenge where every member would give a theme.
So this month the pancake theme was suggested by Archana from The Mad Scientists Kitchen. She wanted us to make some different pancakes. She has a wonderful blog and has few special Goan recipes on her blog. I have to try her Alle Belle (Goan Coconut and Palm Jaggery Pancakes)
Though my Initial shortlisted pancake was very different, I could not source the ingredients and hence asked Rafeeda my partner for this challenge to change the ingredients. She was so accommodating and accepted my request. So she gave me Flour and Cinnamon and I made this .
And did I tell you Rafeeda has a wonderful blog called The Big Sweet Tooth and I love her delicious bakes. She has a special section for Malabar Recipes and I have to try her Kai Pathiri|Orotti (Malabar Rice Pancakes). I gave her apple and Cinnamon and she made this delicious Oats Apple Cinnamon Pancakes.
Here goes the recipe of Buckwheat Sweet Potato Pancakes
Ingredients
- Approximately 40 grams – 1 Cup Boiled and Mashed Sweet Potato
- 1 Cup Buckwheat Flour
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon Powder
- 1.5 cups Water or as required (One can use milk too)
- 1 teaspoon salt (Optional – I have not added)
- Ghee/Butter/oil for shallow frying
Preparation
- Peel and mash the boiled sweet potato evenly.
- Add in the Buckwheat flour, cinnamon and give it a quick mix.
- Add water slowly to make a lump free batter. Do not add all water in one go or else you will have a hard time mixing it.
- Consistency of the batter should be as seen in the below video.
- Let the batter rest for 5-10 minutes.
- Heat a pan on medium heat. Add ½ a teaspoon of ghee.
- Once hot, take a 2-3 tablespoon of batter and pour it on the hot pan.
- It will take the shape. If you want it thin, start to make a dosa/crepe moving in a circle in clockwise direction.
- Let this cook for 2-3 minutes. After 2-3 minutes it will start leaving the edges.
- Flip and cook on the other side.
- Once done serve it with a drizzle of maple syrup or honey
Notes
- 1 Cup = 235 ml, 1 tbsp= 15 ml, 1 tsp = 5 ml
- One can add salt if required.
- Instead of Buckwheat Flour whole wheat flour or plain flour can be used
- To make it Vegan use oil.
Buckwheat Sweet Potato Pancakes
Equipment
- Pan
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Boiled and Mashed Sweet Potato (approximately 40 grams)
- 1 Cup Buckwheat Flour
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon Powder
- 1.5 cups Water or as required (One can use milk too)
- 1 teaspoon salt (Optional – I have not added)
- Ghee/Butter/oil for shallow frying
Instructions
- Peel and mash the boiled sweet potato evenly.
- Add in the Buckwheat flour, cinnamon and give it a quick mix.
- Add water slowly to make a lump free batter. Do not add all water in one go or else you will have a hard time mixing it.
- Consistency of the batter should be as seen in the video above.
- Let the batter rest for 5-10 minutes.
- Heat a pan on medium heat. Add ½ a teaspoon of ghee.
- Once hot, take a 2-3 tablespoon of batter and pour it on the hot pan.
- It will take the shape. If you want it thin, start to make a dosa/crepe moving in a circle in clockwise direction.
- Let this cook for 2-3 minutes. After 2-3 minutes it will start leaving the edges.
- Flip and cook on the other side.
- Once done serve it with a drizzle of maple syrup or honey
Notes
One can add salt if required.
Instead of Buckwheat Flour whole wheat flour or plain flour can be used
To make it, Vegan use oil.
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What a brilliant idea of making these pancakes with ingredients that can be eaten during the fasting period. I will definitely make them. My personal preference is flavoring them with cardamom powder.
Yes you can replace the cinnamon with cardamom too. Thank You
Pancakes with buckwheat and sweet potato sounds interesting. I am sure it tasted absolutely delicious. I am yet to use buckwheat flour. I am sure my boys will love it.
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Buckwheat flour is a rather new ingredient for me, and I love the idea of using it in pancakes like this. Absolutely love the use of sweet potato here. The pancakes look brilliant, well-made, delicious and inviting!
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Buckwheat pancakes with sweet potatoes looks so inviting and beautiful presentation. I started using buckwheat flour recently and absolutely love them.
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Just love how beautiful these buckwheat and sweet potato pancakes look. Such a wonderful and easy recipe without any leavening. Perfect healthy breakfast option. One can enjoy them also during fasting days.
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Wow is the word…sweet potatoes and buckwheat flour …if someone ha told me we can dish out a pancake with this I would have been skeptical…but now I know it turns out to be a delicious combo…. more so a nice vrat special which is healthy…
this is a great idea of GF pancakes with Sweet potatoes.. I cant help but notice that the flesh of most sweet potatoes outside India are orange / yellow coloured while the indian ones are a pale white.. these look delish, Renu !
Sweet potato pancakes looks so delicious. I have read about buckwheat flour before but never tried it. This post of yours makes me order it right away. Such a wonderful recipe.
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Sweet potato pancakes with buckwheat flour make a healthy nutritious breakfast whether fasting or not.
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Buckwheat flour and sweet potato pancakes looks super yummy. I would love to have it on fasting days. Also loved your click.
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I am very happy to have been associated with you in this challenge. I am glad that you loved making these pancakes, that look so healthy and excitedly tasty… I would really love this as my breakfast…
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one of these days I have got to try out buck wheat flour…bookmarking your recipe for that day
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Good one here with buck wheat and sweet potato, it looks tasty and a healthy breakfast. I need to try using buckwheat now.
It is a very healthy one. Thank You
Oh my god, not a single one in my house will believe it has sweet potato or it is healthier. Tey will staright head for it. love the little video for the batter consistency
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Pancakes with buckwheat and sweet potato sounds interesting Renu ! One cant figure out the use of sweet potatoes here, lovely idea it is :). Will make this when I will get the buckwheat flour sure
Thank you, hope you like it
Amazed. I live in South Korea and in gluten free diet. I had boiled sweet potatoes. I had buckwheat flour. I wondered if something could be made of the two. I googled n saw your recipe. Easy . Simple.taste great.thank u.
Thank You so much, glad that you liked it