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# ਆਲੂ

aloo

Say it**AA-loo**Type**Noun**

In short

Aloo (ਆਲੂ) is the Punjabi word for potato, the starchy tuber of Solanum tuberosum, first grown in the Andes of South America. In Punjab it is an everyday vegetable: cooked as dry sabzi such as aloo gajar matar, and mashed with spices as the filling of the aloo paratha.

## How it's used

1. 1ਮਾਂ ਨੇ ਰੋਟੀ ਨਾਲ ਖਾਣ ਲਈ ਸੁੱਕੀ ਆਲੂ ਸਬਜ਼ੀ ਬਣਾਈ।Mother made a dry aloo sabzi to eat with roti. _everyday sabzi_
2. 2ਸਵੇਰੇ ਨਾਸ਼ਤੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਲੂ ਪਰਾਂਠਾ ਦਹੀਂ ਨਾਲ ਖਾਧਾ ਗਿਆ।At breakfast, aloo paratha was eaten with yogurt. _aloo paratha_
3. 3ਆਲੂ ਗਾਜਰ ਮਟਰ ਦੀ ਸਬਜ਼ੀ ਸਰਦੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਹੁਤ ਬਣਦੀ ਹੈ।Aloo gajar matar sabzi is made often in winter. _a winter combination_
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1. 4ਬਾਜ਼ਾਰ ਤੋਂ ਦੋ ਕਿਲੋ ਆਲੂ ਲੈ ਆਇਓ।Please bring two kilos of aloo from the market. _buying vegetables_

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ

ਆਲੂ ਪੋਟੈਟੋ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਨਾਂ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਵਧਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਗੋਲ ਅਤੇ ਸਟਾਰਚ ਭਰਿਆ ਕੰਦ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਦਾ ਮੂਲ ਦੱਖਣੀ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਦੇ ਐਂਡੀਜ਼ ਪਹਾੜ ਹਨ, ਜਿੱਥੋਂ ਇਹ ਸਪੇਨੀ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਯੂਰਪ ਅਤੇ ਫਿਰ ਸਾਰੇ ਸੰਸਾਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਹੁੰਚਿਆ। ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਰਸੋਈ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਲੂ ਦੀ ਸੁੱਕੀ ਸਬਜ਼ੀ, ਆਲੂ ਗਾਜਰ ਮਟਰ ਅਤੇ ਮਸਾਲੇਦਾਰ ਭਰਤੀ ਵਾਲਾ ਆਲੂ ਪਰਾਂਠਾ ਬਹੁਤ ਆਮ ਹਨ।

What does aloo mean in Punjabi? Aloo (ਆਲੂ) means potato: the starchy, round tuber that grows underground at the swollen ends of the potato plant's stems. The Punjabi name covers both the raw vegetable sold in the market and the cooked dishes made from it, from an everyday dry sabzi to the spiced filling of an aloo paratha.

## Where did the aloo come from?

The potato is native to the Peruvian-Bolivian Andes in South America. Andean peoples, including the Inca, were growing it more than 7,000 years ago and developed hundreds of varieties suited to different heights, climates and soils, so it became a staple food of Andean civilisations. Spanish colonisers carried the potato to Europe in the second half of the 16th century, and from there it spread around the world. Today it is grown on every inhabited continent and ranks among the world's main food crops, valued for its heavy yields and its ability to grow in many climates. Punjab took to the newcomer completely: few Punjabi kitchens today are without a sack of aloo.

## What does the aloo plant look like?

The potato, Solanum tuberosum, is an annual plant in the nightshade family. Above ground it carries spirally arranged compound leaves and white, lavender or purple flowers. The part that is eaten never sees the sun while it grows: the stems run underground as stolons, and their swollen tips form the tubers. A tuber skin ranges from brownish white to deep purple, and the starchy flesh inside is usually white to yellow. The small buds on a tuber, called eyes, can sprout and grow into new plants, which is how growers plant the next crop. Eaten with their skins, aloo also give vitamin C, potassium, thiamin, niacin and dietary fibre.

## How is aloo cooked in Punjab?

The most everyday form is a dry sabzi: cubed aloo cooked with onion, tomato and spices until tender. A much loved combination is aloo gajar matar, potato with carrot and peas, a popular dry curry from Punjab that is eaten with roti, phulka or paratha. Boiled and mashed aloo, spiced and tangy, becomes the filling of the aloo paratha, the popular Punjabi breakfast flatbread that is rolled out and roasted on a tawa with oil or ghee and served with yogurt, butter or pickle. The same vegetable is also served mashed or whole as a cooked vegetable elsewhere, and is ground into potato flour and cut into fries and chips.

## Related words

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Sources (4)
1. [HubPages: 20 vegetable names in Punjabi and English, potato is Aalu (ਆਲੂ)](https://discover.hubpages.com/education/20-Vegetable-Names-in-Punjabi)
2. [Britannica: potato, Solanum tuberosum, native to the Peruvian-Bolivian Andes, grown there over 7,000 years ago and taken to Europe in the 16th century](https://www.britannica.com/plant/potato)
3. [Pavi's Kitchen: aloo gajar matar, a popular Punjabi style dry potato, carrot and peas sabzi served with roti and paratha](https://www.paviskitchen.com/2021/09/potato-carrot-peas-sabzi.html)
4. [Dassana's Veg Recipes: aloo paratha, a popular Punjabi breakfast of whole wheat flatbread stuffed with spiced mashed potato, served with yogurt, butter or pickle](https://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/wprm%5Fprint/134382/)
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