Profile & Background
Sheermal (Persian/Urdu: شیرمال, Hindi: शीरमल) also spelled shirmal, is a saffron-flavored traditional flatbread eaten in Iran and the Indian subcontinent.
Notable Works & Impact in Food & Cuisines
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.