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Taftan (bread)

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

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Taftan
Alternative namesTaftoon
TypeBread
Place of originIran
Main ingredientsFlour, saffron, cardamom

Taftan or taftoon (Persian: تافتان) 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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References

References

  1. Babbar, P. (1988). Rotis and Naans of India. Bombay: Vakils, Feffer and Simons Ltd.
  2. "nan taftoon recipe ( Taftoon Bread In the Iranian way ) - Magchi". Archived from the original on 2022-12-09.