Sheermal

Name: Sheermal (A rich bread with saffron and screw pine water)
Yield: Makes 16
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons sugar; ¾ cup plus 3 tablespoons (195 ml) warm milk; A few saffron threads; 2 or 3 drops kewra (screw pine) water; ¼ cup (50 grams) ghee, melted; 2 tablespoons butter, plus more for the baking sheets; 2 cups (240 grams) maida (refined flour) or pastry flour; 1 teaspoon table salt

A rich bread with saffron and screw pine water

Preparation info

Makes
16

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

This is a soft and sweet bread that looks like a close cousin of naan and has the richness of saffron. Because of its sweetness, it is usually served with chicken korma.

Ingredients

2 cups (240 grams) maida (refined flour) or pastry flour
1 teaspoon

Asia
India
Vegetarian
Bread

Method

Sift the maida and salt into a large bowl.
Put the sugar and ¾ cup (150 ml) of the warm milk in a medium bowl and stir until the sugar dissolves. Put the saffron and t