Taftan (bread)

Taftan
Alternative names Taftoon
Type Bread
Place of origin Iran
Main ingredients Flour, saffron, cardamom
Cookbook: Taftan  Media: Taftan

Taftan, taftoon or taftun (Persian: تافتون‎‎) is a leavened flour bread from Persian, Pakistani and Uttar Pradesh cuisines,[1] baked in a clay oven. It is a Persian word.

This bread is made with milk, yoghurt, and eggs.[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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