Aloo may refer to:

Food

*Aloo, a North Indian and Pakistani 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 Unit ...

es, found in the names of a number of dishes: **

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, parts of Sylhet Division of Bangladesh and Trinidad a ...

, dry potato snack **

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. It is usually eaten with Khichdi in Eastern part of Indian subcontinent. Ingredients * Potatoes * Onion * ...

, fried potatoes ** Aloo chop, potato appetizer **

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 **

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 **

Aloo mutter Aloo mutter (also spelled ''aloo mattar'' or ''aloo matar'' or ''alu'') is a vegetarian North Indian dish from the Indian subcontinent which is made from potatoes (''Aloo'') and peas (''mattar'') in a mildly spiced creamy tomato based gravy. It ...

, potatoes and peas in tomato gravy **

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 ...

, an unleavened bread stuffed with mashed potatoes **

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 vegetabl ...

, a fried pastry filled with potatoes and vegetables ** Aloo pyri, potato curry and bread ** Aloo tikki, deep fried potato patties with peas and spices **

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 **

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 gr ...

aloo, fried potatoes with spinach (palak) or fenugreek (methi) curry

People

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 *

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 qu ...

(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. She has received several accolades including four Filmfare Awards. One of India's highest-paid actresses, she has appeared in ''F ...

(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

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, one of the kings of Strathclyde * ''Aloo Chaat'' (film), 2009 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film

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