Aloo may refer to:
Food
*Aloo, a South Asian term for
potato
The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae.
Wild potato species can be found from the southern Un ...
es, found in the names of a number of dishes:
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Aloo gobi
Aloo gobi, alu gobi or aloo 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 colour due to the use of turmer ...
, potatoes and cauliflower
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Aloo gosht
Aloo gosht ( hi, आलू गोश्त, ur}, bn, আলু গোশ্ত ''Alu göshto'', as, আলু গোছ ''Alu güs'') is a meat curry, and is a popular dish in North Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi cuisine. It consists of ...
, 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'' (Urdu: , Hindi: , Punjabi: ਆਲੂ ਪਰਾਠਾ / آلو پراٹھا, ) is a paratha (flat bread dish) stuffed with potato, originating from the Punjab region of South Asia. It is traditionally eaten for breakfast.
It i ...
, an unleavened bread stuffed with mashed potatoes
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Aloo pie
An aloo pie is a fried dumpling popular in the cuisine of Trinidad and Tobago. It is a soft, fried pastry made from flour and water, and filled with boiled, spiced and mashed potatoes (''aloo'' being the Hindi word for "potato") and other vegetab ...
, a fried pastry filled with potatoes and vegetables
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Aloo tikki, deep fried potato patties with peas and spices
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Dum aloo
Dum Aloo (also spelled as Dam Aloo, hi, दम आलू, translit=dam ālū) or Aloor Dum ( bn, আলুর দম, translit=ālūr dam) is a potato-based curry dish. ''Dum'' means slow-cooked, and ''aloo'' is potato. It is a part of the tr ...
, fried potatoes with gravy
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Saag
Saag (), also spelled sag or saga, is an Indian leaf vegetable dish eaten with bread such as roti or naan, or in some regions with rice. Saag can be made from spinach, mustard greens, collard greens, basella, finely chopped broccoli or other g ...
aloo, fried potatoes with spinach (palak) or fenugreek (methi) curry
People
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Aloo Jal Chibber
Aloo Jal Chibber was an Indian politician who served as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Vidhan Sabha Constituency (Colaba) (1972–1978). She has secured the highest win percentage till date. She was a minister of indepe ...
(fl. 1970s), Indian politician from Maharashtra
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Paul Alo'o
Paul Alo'o Efoulou (born 12 November 1983) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a striker and manager.
International career
Paul Alo'o made his debut for the Cameroon national team on 28 March 2009 against Togo in a q ...
(born 1983), Cameroonian professional footballer
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
See also
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Alu (disambiguation)
ALU, Alu or alu may refer to:
Computing and science
;Computing
*Arithmetic logic unit, a digital electronic circuit
;Biology
*Alu sequence, a type of short stretch of DNA
*''Arthrobacter luteus'', a bacterium
Organizations
*Abraham Lincoln Uni ...
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Alo (disambiguation)
Alo or ALO may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media
* ''Alo'' (film), a 2003 Bengali drama
* Alo Creevey, a fictional character in TV series ''Skins''
** "Alo" (''Skins series 5'')
** "Alo" (''Skins series 6'')
* Animal Liberation Orchestra, ...
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Alou (disambiguation) Alou may refer to:
*Alou Kuol, Australian footballer
*Alou, Cameroon, town and commune in Cameroon
*Alou family, a Dominican baseball family that played in Major League Baseball
**Felipe Alou (born 1935), Dominican baseball player and manager, brot ...
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