paratha

American  

[puh-rah-thuh] / pəˈrɑ θə /

noun

1. a layered, usually whole wheat flatbread from South Asia, made with ghee or oil, and often stuffed with lentils, potatoes, or other vegetables.

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paratha British  

/ pəˈrɑːtə /

noun

1. (in Indian cookery) a flat unleavened bread, resembling a small nan bread, that is fried on a griddle

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Etymology

Origin of paratha

First recorded in 1935–40; from Hindi parāṭhā

Example Sentences

Dinner at Kabawa in New York’s East Village begins with “buss-up shut,” a flaky Trinidadian flatbread derived from Indian paratha roti.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Jala’s father calls her on the phone, suggesting that she could repair her relationship with her mother by asking for cooking lessons to make traditional dishes like paratha, Indian flatbread.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2023

It offers food from restaurants and other providers serving everything from paratha stuffed bread to McDonald’s burgers and fries.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2022

She developed a recipe for a dough that she describes as being "tortilla in content, paratha in form."

From Salon • May 4, 2022

Then we’d all have a huge feast with mutton biryani, dal, curries, poori, paratha, and pakora.

From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani