Alternative names | Taftoon |
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Type | Bread |
Place of origin | Iran |
Main ingredients | Flour, saffron, cardamom |
Taftan, taftoon or taftun (Persian: تافتون) is a leavened flour bread from Persian, Pakistani and Uttar Pradesh cuisines, baked in a clay oven. This bread is made with milk, yoghurt, and eggs. It often flavoured with saffron and a small amount of cardamom powder, and may be decorated with seeds such as poppy seeds.