Paratha is referring to a variety of Indian bread. Excessive use of cooking oil while baking it on the flat heated steel plate differs it from other Indian breads. It also has multiple layers because of adding oil during rolling it.
Other definition:
Paratha is referring to a deep-fried wheat flour bread which is made from flour, salt and water, interlaced with butter and cooked in a tandoor or on a griddle, from the north of India.
Other definition:
Paratha refers to deep fried flat bread in Shimsal
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