شیرمال
Sign in to saveSheermal (Persian/Urdu: , ,:, also spelled shirmal, is a saffron-flavored traditional flatbread eaten in Iran and the Indian subcontinent. The word sheermal is derived from the Persian words شیر (translit. sheer, Sanskrit kshir) meaning milk, and مالیدن (translit. malidan), meaning to rub or to knead. In a literal translation, sheermal means milk-rubbed. It was introduced to North India by the Mughal emperors during the medieval period. It became part of Lucknow, Hyderabad and Aurangabad. It is also part of Awadhi cuisine and is eaten in Bhopal and brought to Pakistan post partition.
Key facts
- Prepared food.name
- Sheermal
- Prepared food.image
- Sheermal_bread_made_in_Iran.jpg
- Prepared food.caption
- Sheermal served in Iran
- Prepared food.alternate_name
- Shirmal
- Prepared food.country
- Iran, India
- Prepared food.region
- Iran, Indian subcontinent
- Prepared food.main_ingredient
- Maida, milk, ghee, saffron
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- food product
- Subclass of
- naan
- Part of
- Iranian cuisine
- Country of origin
- Iran
- Material used
- maida flour
- Image
- Sheermal Lucknow.JPG
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- cuisine
- Awadhi cuisine
- Commons category
- Sheermal
- native label
- شیرمال
- partially coincident with
- naan
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