Aloo may refer to:
Food
*Aloo, a Bangladeshi, North Indian and Pakistani term for
potato
The potato () is a starchy tuberous vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world. Potatoes are underground stem tubers of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'', a perennial in the nightshade famil ...
es, found in the names of a number of dishes:
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Aloo chaat
Alu chat (also spelled as alu chaat, aloo chat, or aloo chaat) is a street food originating from the Indian subcontinent, it is popular in North India, West Bengal in Eastern India, Pakistan and also in parts of Sylhet Division of Bangladesh. It ...
, dry potato snack
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Aloo chokha
Aloo chokha, or aloo bharta, is a dish made by mashing boiled soft potatoes and mixing chopped chilies, onion, salt and mustard oil. In the state of Bihar
Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It ...
, fried potatoes
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Aloo chop, potato appetizer
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Aloo gobi
Aloo gobhi, aloo gobi or alu gobhi () is a vegetarian dish from the Indian subcontinent made with potatoes (''aloo''), cauliflower (''gobhi''), and Indian spices. It is popular in Indian cuisine. It is yellowish in color due to the use of turm ...
, potatoes and cauliflower
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Aloo gosht
Aloo gosht is a meat curry, a popular dish in North Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi cuisine. It consists of potatoes (aloo) cooked with meat ( gosht), usually lamb or mutton or beef, in a stew-like shorba gravy. It may be considered a curr ...
, potatoes and meat in shorba
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Aloo mutter, potatoes and peas in tomato gravy
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Aloo paratha
''Aloo paratha'' () is a paratha (flat bread dish) stuffed with potato filling native to South Asia. It is traditionally eaten for breakfast.
It is made using unleavened dough rolled with a mixture of mashed potato and spices ( amchur, garam m ...
, an unleavened bread stuffed with mashed potatoes
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Aloo pie
An aloo pie is a Caribbean fast food dish common in Trinidad and Tobago and is of Indo-Trinidadian origin.
An aloo pie is a pastry filled with seasoned mashed potatoes and then fried. It is therefore similar to samosas, but at 10-15 cm in leng ...
, a fried pastry filled with potatoes and vegetables
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Aloo pyri, potato curry and bread
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Aloo tikki
Aloo tikki, also known as aloo ki tikkia, aloo ki tikki or alu tikki, is a vegetarian snack originating from the Indian subcontinent. In Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi preparation, it is made of boiled potatoes, peas, and various Indian s ...
, deep fried potato patties with peas and spices
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Dum aloo, fried potatoes with gravy
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Saag
Saag also spelled sag, saagh or saga, is a leafy vegetable dish from the Indian subcontinent. It is eaten with bread, such as roti or naan, or in some regions with rice. Saag can be made from mustard greens, collard greens, basella or finel ...
aloo, fried potatoes with spinach (palak) or fenugreek (methi) curry
People
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Aloo Jal Chibber (fl. 1970s), Indian politician from Maharashtra
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Paul Alo'o (born 1983), Cameroonian professional footballer
* Aloo, nickname of Indian film actress
Alia Bhatt
Alia Bhatt (; born 15 March 1993) is a British actress of Indian descent who predominantly works in Hindi films. Known for Alia Bhatt filmography, her portrayals of women in challenging circumstances, she has received List of awards and nomin ...
(born 1993)
Other uses
* Chuck Aloo, a
character in ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' parody segment "60", played by Andy Blitz
* Rex Aloo, a title referring to
Coroticus, one of the kings of Strathclyde
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''Aloo Chaat'' (film), 2009 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film
See also
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Alu (disambiguation)
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Alo (disambiguation)
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Alou (disambiguation)
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