Aloo paratha
Aloo paratha (Hindi: आलू पराठा, Bengali: আলুর পরোটা, Nepali: आलु परौठा, Gujarati: બટાકા ના પરોઠા, Odia: ଆଳୁ ପରଟା, Punjabi: ਆਲੂਆਂ ਦਾ ਪਰੌਠਾ, Urdu: آلو پراٹھا, lit. 'potato paratha' ) is a paratha (flat bread dish) stuffed with potato filling native to the Indian subcontinent. It is traditionally eaten for breakfast.
Aloo paratha with yogurt and pickle | |
| Alternative names | Alur Porota in Bengali Alu Parata in Odia Alu ko parautha in Nepali Batata na Parotha in Gujarati |
|---|---|
| Region or state | Punjab region, Indian subcontinent |
| Associated cuisine | Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi |
| Main ingredients | Potato, atta, maida, butter or ghee |
| 290-360 kcal (-1217 kJ) | |
It is made using unleavened dough rolled with a mixture of mashed potato and spices (amchur, garam masala) which is cooked on a hot tawa with butter or ghee. Aloo paratha is usually served with butter, chutney, curd, or Indian pickles.
Being stuffed with potato and fried makes it higher in calories (290-360 calories) than a typical roti (60 calories).
In the 21st century, due to convenience, working routines, rising household incomes, smaller families and time restrictions, the aloo paratha breakfast for urban Indians has been increasingly replaced by foods seen as more convenient such as cereals. A similar pattern has been observed among Central Valley Sikhs in America.