Aloo Explained
Aloo may refer to:
Food
- Aloo, a Bangladeshi, North Indian and Pakistani term for potatoes, found in the names of a number of dishes:
- Aloo chaat, dry potato snack
- Aloo chokha, fried potatoes
- Aloo chop, potato appetizer
- Aloo gobi, potatoes and cauliflower
- Aloo gosht, potatoes and meat in shorba
- Aloo mutter, potatoes and peas in tomato gravy
- Aloo paratha, an unleavened bread stuffed with mashed potatoes
- Aloo pie, a fried pastry filled with potatoes and vegetables
- Aloo pyri, potato curry and bread
- Aloo tikki, deep fried potato patties with peas and spices
- Dum aloo, fried potatoes with gravy
- Saag aloo, fried potatoes with spinach (palak) or fenugreek (methi) curry
People
- Aloo Jal Chibber (fl. 1970s), Indian politician from Maharashtra
- Paul Alo'o (born 1983), Cameroonian professional footballer
- Aloo, nickname of Indian film actress Alia Bhatt (born 1993)
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, one of the kings of Strathclyde
- Aloo Chaat (film), 2009 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film
See also