Paratha

A paratha (pronounced [pəˈrɑːtʰə]) is a flatbread native to the Indian subcontinent, prevalent throughout the modern-day nations of India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives and Myanmar, where wheat is the traditional staple. Paratha is an amalgamation of the words parat and atta, which literally means layers of cooked dough. Alternative spellings and names include parantha, parauntha, prontha, parontay, paronthi(Punjabi), porota (in Odia, Bengali, Malayalam), palata (pronounced [pəlàtà]; in Burma), porotha (in Assamese), forota (in Sylheti), farata (in Mauritius and the Maldives) and buss up shut in Trinidad and Tobago.

Paratha

A paratha (pronounced [pəˈrɑːtʰə]) is a flatbread native to the Indian subcontinent, prevalent throughout the modern-day nations of India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives and Myanmar, where wheat is the traditional staple. Paratha is an amalgamation of the words parat and atta, which literally means layers of cooked dough. Alternative spellings and names include parantha, parauntha, prontha, parontay, paronthi(Punjabi), porota (in Odia, Bengali, Malayalam), palata (pronounced [pəlàtà]; in Burma), porotha (in Assamese), forota (in Sylheti), farata (in Mauritius and the Maldives) and buss up shut in Trinidad and Tobago.