Taftan taftoon ( fa, تافتون) or ( ur, ) is a
leavened flour bread from
Iranian,
Indian and
Pakistani cuisines.
It is made with Refined flour, milk, yoghurt, and eggs and baked in a clay oven.
[ It is often flavoured with saffron and a small amount of cardamom powder, and may be decorated with seeds such as ]poppy seed
Poppy seed is an oilseed obtained from the opium poppy (''Papaver somniferum''). The tiny, kidney-shaped seeds have been harvested from dried seed pods by various civilizations for thousands of years. It is still widely used in many countries, ...
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See also
* Barbari bread
Barbari bread () is a type of yeast leavened Iranian flatbread. It is one of the thickest flat breads and is commonly topped with sesame or black caraway seeds. A notable characteristic of the bread is its top skin that is similar to pretzel ...
* Lavash, an unleavened flatbread
* Pita
Pita ( or ) or pitta (British English), is a family of yeast-leavened round flatbreads baked from wheat flour, common in the Mediterranean, Middle East, and neighboring areas. It includes the widely known version with an interior pocket, als ...
* Samoon
* Sangak, a leavened flatbread found in Iran
* Sheermal, similar to taftan, often with added fruits and murabba
References
Iranian breads
Indian breads
Indian cuisine
Iranian cuisine
Pakistani breads
Flatbreads
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