Taftan (bread) explained

Taftan
Alternate Name:Taftoon
Region:Iran
Type:Bread
Main Ingredient:Flour, saffron, cardamom

Taftan or taftoon (Persian: تافتون) is a leavened flour bread from Iran, introduced to Kuwaiti and South Asian cuisines.[1] It is made with refined flour, milk, yoghurt, and eggs and baked in a clay oven.[1] It is sometimes flavoured with saffron and a small amount of cardamom powder, and may be decorated with seeds such as poppy seeds.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Babbar, P. . 1988 . Rotis and Naans of India . Vakils, Feffer and Simons Ltd. . Bombay .
  2. Web site: nan taftoon recipe (Taftoon Bread In the Iranian way) - Magchi. https://web.archive.org/web/20221209080205/https://magchi.net/224-nan-taftoon/ . 2022-12-09 .