Taftan (Urdu: تافتان) or taftoon (Persian: تافتون) is a leavened flour bread from Iranian, Indian and Pakistani cuisines.[1] It is made with milk, yoghurt, and eggs and baked in a clay oven.[1] It is often 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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| Main ingredients | Flour, saffron, cardamom |
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