Recipe- Easy Way To Make Eggless Sheermal

Sheermal is a mildly-sweet, saffron-flavored naan. Sheermal is traditionally made with eggs, but my version is eggless. Sheermal is very popular in the Indo-Pak (Kashmir Part) sub-continent. Actually Sheermal is originated from Iran, but also very popular in Kashmir, Lucknow and Hyderabad. While this Moghul delight is traditionally prepared in a tandoor, it can also be comfortably prepared in a Tava in the convenience of your own kitchen.

Using warm milk, milk solids and saffron in the dough gives it a really rich flavor, which makes this usable as a main course as well as a standalone snack that you can have with tea, as it accentuates the aroma manifold. This is traditionally made with eggs, but my version is egg less.

Ingredients

2 cup All Purpose Flour / Maida
¼ cup Mawa (Milk Solid)
½ cup Warm Milk
1 tsp Active Dry Yeast
½ tsp Baking Powder
2-3 tbsp Sugar
Salt / Namak
1 tsp Kewra Water (Opt.)
2-3 tbsp Ghee/Butter
2-3 Pinch Saffron Threads
4-5 tbsp Milk for Saffron thread
1 tbsp Sesame Seeds

Method

* Take a small bowl. Add sugar and warm milk, mix well. When all sugar dissolves very well, then add yeast, mix well and cover it for 7-8 minutes or until the mixture becomes foamy bubbly.

* Now sieve the flour with baking powder. Add ghee, salt grated or crumbled mawa/milk powder and mix well, make crumbly mixture.

* Now add prepared yeast mixture and make smooth dough, use more warm milk if required. Knead it well and cover it for 30-40 minutes or until the dough becomes double.

* Preheat the oven on high temperature 500 F/200 C.
Take another small bowl and soak the saffron threads in milk for brushing.

* Knead the dough again and divide the dough into 8-10 balls, then take one ball and make small disk using roller pin. Use same process for other balls too.

* Place the rolled disk on the baking tray, pierce randomly with help of a fork, apply saffron milk with brush, and sprinkle some sesame seeds. Now place the try on the middle rack of an oven and bake it for 5-6 minutes or till golden color. You can turn upside down while baking and bake both sides till done.

* After baking brush it again with saffron milk and ghee.

* Sheermal is ready for serving. It can be served as a breakfast, snack or as a main meal.