We are Indians, and we like to put potatoes in everything. From chaat ki tikki to burger ki patty to french fries to aloo-gobhi to aloo-paranthas, the list is never ending.
And here are just a few reasons why;
1. We don’t eat French Fries one by one. We eat them ten by ten.
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2. Eating tonnes of this oily, spicy, aloorific treat can cause diabetes. We don’t care.
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3. That expression…
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4. We even made a song to sing the praises of the mighty potato.
5. It is the quickest & the easiest vegetable to cook.
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6. Be it a 5 year old or a 50 year old, the humble potato caters to everyone’s taste buds.
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7. We’re so fond of potatoes, it even makes an appearance in some of our surnames, like “Ahluwalia.”
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8. A Potato is a symbol of being relaxed & cool. Are you a proud couch potato?
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9. Aloo paranthas have been a main-stay in the great North Indian breakfast since time immemorial.
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10. Aloo chaat! Aww yeah…
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11. Which other vegetable can be prepared in as many ways as the potato?
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12. Boiled, fried or blanched; potatoes do wonders in every form.
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13. A typical restaurant menu in India: Aloo Jeera, Aloo Gobhi, Aloo Matar, Aloo Palak, Aloo Methi…
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14. Hungry and can’t decide what to eat? Aloo.
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15. And of course, how can we not mention potato chips, guilt ridden bags of endless munching that they are.
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16. Sweet potatoes, a.k.a Shakkarkandi garnished with lemon & chaat masala are a lip smacking treat every Indian swears by.
17. No matter what inflation do to the potatoes, they are bought anyway!
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