Taftan (bread)

Taftan
Alternative names Taftoon
Type Bread
Place of origin Iran
Region or state Iran, Pakistan and India (Uttar Pradesh)
Main ingredients Flour, saffron, cardamom

Taftan, taftoon or taftun (Persian: تافتون) is a leavened flour bread from Persian, Pakistani and Indian (notably Uttar Pradesh) cuisines.[1] This bread is made with milk, yoghurt, and eggs and baked in a clay oven.[1] It often flavoured with saffron and a small amount of cardamom powder, and may be decorated with seeds such as poppy seeds.

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References

  1. 1 2 Babbar, P. (1988). Rotis and Naans of India. Bombay: Vakils, Feffer and Simons Ltd.
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