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 Unit ...
es, found in the names of a number of dishes:
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Aloo gobi, potatoes and cauliflower
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Aloo gosht, potatoes and meat in shorba
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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
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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 ...
, 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 vegetabl ...
, 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 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 qu ...
(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
Ceretic Guletic of Alt Clut was a king of Alt Clut, associated with Dumbarton Castle in the 5th century. He has been identified with Coroticus, a Brittonic warrior addressed in a letter by Saint Patrick. Of Patrick's two surviving letters, one is ...
, one of the kings of Strathclyde
See also
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Alu (disambiguation)
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Alo (disambiguation)
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Alou (disambiguation)
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