aloo parathas

Food for Thought: Aloo Parathas

By: Tamanna T., Staff Writer Growing up in a Punjabi household, my mom would cook different dals and curries for school every morning. My favourite thing to eat with them were aloo parathas. “Aloo” translates to potato, while “paratha” is derived from “parat,” which means layers. An aloo paratha is essentially a flatbread stuffed with spiced potatoes. I used to watch my mom make them while I would braid my hair at 5:30 a.m. It was a part of my routine I didn’t realize I would miss until I moved to Canada. With a busy schedule and no time to…

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