TasteMoreNew: 46 Types of Parathas: Which is Your Favorite One?

Paratha was an integral part of culinary convention during the Vedic Age in India. Today it is one of the widely consumed cuisines in India.

Over the years, Indian chefs and cooks have discovered different types of parathas such as Paratha, Mooli Paratha, Lachha Paratha, Moghlai Paratha, etc. Paratha is called differently in different states. For example- In south India, Paratha is called parotta.

Although most of the south Indian foods are different from north Indian foods, interestingly in case of paratha, both south and north share the same tastes and flavors.

Parathas are made by baking whole wheat dough on a tava, and finishing off with shallow frying. Parathas are thicker and more substantial than chapatis/rotis and this is either because, in the case of a plain paratha, they have been layered by coating with ghee or oil and folding repeatedly using a laminated dough technique; or else because food ingredients such as mixed vegetables have been mixed in with the dough, such as potato and/or cauliflower, green beans and carrots.

Parathas have various shapes - triangle shape although hexagonal, round, oval, and square shaped. It can be made with vegetables, onions, mushroom, paneer, pundina etc.

Paratha is a healthy food. If you wish to have a breakfast like a king, then paratha is the best food. Here is the complete list of Parathas.