A paratha/parantha/parauntha is a flatbread that originated in the Indian Subcontinent. It is still quite prevalent throughout the area.

Parantha is an amalgamation of the words parat and atta which literally means layers of [1] cooked dough. In Burma, it is known as palata (;pronounced: [plt]), while it is known as farata in Mauritius and the Maldives. However, in areas of the Punjabi region, it is referred to as prontha orparontay. It is one of the most popular unleavened flat breads in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent and is made [2] by pan frying whole wheat dough on atava. The parantha dough usually contains ghee or cooking oil which is [3] also layered on the freshly prepared paratha. Paranthas are usually stuffed with boiled potatoes (as in aloo ka parantha), leaf vegetables, radishes, cauliflower, and/or paneer (Cottage-cheese). A parantha (especially a stuffed one) can be eaten simply with a pat of butter spread on top, with chutney, pickles, and yogurt, or with meat or vegetable curries. Some roll the parantha into a tube and eat it with tea, often dipping the parantha. The parantha can be round, heptagonal, square, or triangular. When it is round, the stuffing is mixed with the kneaded flour, and the parantha is prepared in the same way as roti, but in the latter two forms, the peda (ball of kneaded flour) is flattened into a circle, the stuffing is kept in the middle, and the flatbread is closed around the stuffing like an envelope. The latter two also vary in that they have discernible soft layers, with one "opening" to the crispier shell layers.

Aloo Paratha/Parantha

Aloo Paratha with butter