Paratha

Layered pan-fried Indian flatbread, often stuffed.

About Paratha

Paratha is a layered pan-fried Indian flatbread, eaten as a bread, accompaniment, or carrier for savoury foods. It can be plain or stuffed with ingredients such as potato, vegetables, paneer, or meat. Flour choice, filling, and regional technique give different parathas distinct culinary character.

Its layers may produce a flaky, crisp exterior and a tender or chewy interior. A plain paratha usually has a mild toasted flavour from the dough and cooking fat, while stuffed versions gain savoury flavour from their filling and seasonings. More oil and thinner layers generally encourage crispness; thicker dough and moist fillings make a softer, heavier bread.

Paratha is commonly round and folded or rolled into layers before pan-frying. It may be sold as dough, partially cooked bread, or a ready-to-eat flatbread. Rolling, folding, stuffing, and cooking determine the browning, separation of layers, surface crispness, and interior softness. It is served hot or reheated alongside curries, vegetables, eggs, or yogurt.

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Paratha nutrition & diet

Paratha nutritional value

Reference: Paratha, homemade

Per 100 g of the edible portion of the stated reference food.

Calories: 333kcal
Protein: 7.8g
Carbs: 45.8g
Fat: 14.4g

Reference example for the named food and preparation, per 100 g edible portion. This is not a universal value for every recipe or brand; packaged products should be compared with their own label. CoFID 2021 food code 11-1104. Carbohydrate follows the dataset’s available-carbohydrate convention. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.

Portions & preparation

Paratha varies with dough thickness, layering, filling, and the fat used during cooking. Assess the edible cooked flatbread, including retained filling and surface fat, rather than dry flour alone. Plain, stuffed, frozen, reheated, and restaurant-made versions can differ substantially in preparation and composition.

Compare the right form: Match references to cooked paratha in the same plain or stuffed form, with dough ingredients, filling, and cooking fat identified.

Diet considerations

Paratha is generally a cereal-based flatbread, commonly wheat, but recipes vary. Compatibility changes with ghee, butter, milk, egg, meat, or other animal additions, and with fillings such as cheese or vegetables. Portion size and filling determine the dish’s carbohydrate pattern; packaged versions may include coatings or conditioners.

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Dietary compatibility

Vegan
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Vegetarian
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Pescatarian
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Keto
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Paleo
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Low-carb
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Halal
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Kosher
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What these diet assessments mean

Vegan · Not established: The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established: The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established: The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established: A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established: The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established: A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established: Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established: Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Paratha, homemade ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

Last recorded verification: 26 September 2026.