Sheermal

shirmal

Sheermal or shirmal (persian-urdu: شیرمال, hindi: शीरमाल), is a saffron-flavored traditional flatbread from greater iran. the word sheermal is derived from the persian words شیر (translit. sheer) meaning milk, and مالیدن (translit. malidan) meaning to rub. in a literal translation, sheermal means milk rubbed. after being introduced to north india by the mughal emperors. it became a delicacy of lucknow, hyderabad and aurangabad. it is also part of the awadhi cuisine and is enjoyed in old bhopal and pakistan.

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