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| Alternative names | Parotta, Porotta, Jaffna Parotta, Ceylon Parotta, Malabar Porotta, Kerala Porotta |
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| Type | Flatbread , crispy multi layered bread |
| Place of origin | Malabar, Kerala, South India |
| Main ingredients | Maida (Flour) or Atta, ghee or oil |
Parotta or Porotta is a layered flaky flatbread made from Maida or Atta originating in Kerala, India.[1] Outside Kerala, it's popular in other parts of Southern India, Tamil areas of Sri Lanka, and widely available in countries like Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates.
Parottas are often available as street food[2] and in restaurants. In some places it is also served at weddings, religious festivals and feasts.
- ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (5 January 2024). "The Kerala porotta story: how gourmets cannot get enough of the flatbread's many versions". Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ Saravanan, T. (18 January 2013). "Flavours from the footpath". Retrieved 22 December 2019.