Parotta

Origin
Place of origin	India
Region or state	South India
Details
Type	Flatbread
Main ingredient(s)	Maida flour, eggs, ghee or oil

A parotta, porotta or barotta, is a delight and common layered flat bread of Southern India and Bengal. This is not to be confused with the North Indian Paratha. Parottas are usually available in restaurants and road side shops across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, and the Middle East introduced by the South Indians. It is also served in marriage and religious festival and feasts. It is prepared with Maida, egg and Oil/Ghee by beating the mixture into thin layers and later forming a round bread with the thin layers.

Usually, parottas are relished with vegetable kuruma and Onion Rings (in case of Veg restaurants) and chicken, mutton or beef saalna (a spicy sauce in non-vegetarian restaurants). Other variants of the common parottas are Chili parotta, Coin parotta, Veechu parotta Kothu parotta, & ceylon parotta.

Parottas are more popular in the southern part of India. The most relishing parottas are the one that are deep fried. They are very famous in the southern part of Tamil Nadu, especially in Tuticorin, Viruthunagar and Madurai where they served it traditionally in a leaf.

Tuticorin parotta[link]

The way of making parottas changes from one place to another. In Tuticorin parotta made is fried, and the parrota becomes crispier. Parotta shops can be found in all main streets of Tuticorin.

Kerala parotta[link]

Kerala parotta

Kerala Porotta is a flatbread made with fine maida, eggs and fat. As the name suggests, the recipe is a Kerala variant of the North Indian Paratha.It is prepared using a technique which involves waving and puffing the dough so that the flat bread is formed of many layers. It is then grilled on a Tava or a griddle.^[1] Usually served with a curry (vegetarian or non-vegetarian), it is a very common menu item in Kerala. Another common variant is the South Indian Parotta available mainly in Tamil Nadu, which is smaller in diameter compared to the Kerala Porotta.

Nutrition[link]

As parottas are made of maida, which is a refined flour, and uses a large amount of oil/fat in its preparation. It is not a particularly healthy food.^{[citation needed]}

See also[link]

• Pashti

References[link]

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