Sheermal – Lucknow Special Light Bread
- 25
- January
- 2010
Sheermal:(Lucknow Special)
I grew up making sweets and snacks for our evening chai. Hmmm, that’s when Mommy would allow me to play with food.:) I kept perfecting the old recipes and tried something new, each time…never heard the word ‘NO’ from my mother! Moreover, kitchen is the place, where myself and mommy had our best conversations! And also its a great excuse to take a bite of all the goodies.:)
One good thing about growing up in a not-so-traditional household is, never had any strict convections or laws of taboo food nor they patronised any ethnic recipes. So, I am allowed to experiment both at lab and my home:)
Please do yourself a favour, try this recipe immediately…honestly it isn’t that hard at all. The recipe for Indian flat bread has been researched and dissected a million times, so here is my own version for ‘Shirmal’. I enjoyed this light bread for the first time at ‘Chandni Chowk, New Delhi’.
Ingredients:
All purpose flour 1 cup
Salt to taste
Sugar 2 teaspoons
Active yeast 1/2 spoon
Saffron few strands
Warm water/warm milk
Egg(optional)
Raisin and nuts to garnish
Ghee.
Method:
Add salt and sugar to the warm water, add yeast to it. Mix well and allow it to stand for about 20 minutes.
Once the water turns frothy, add flour and saffron, knead to soft dough.
Divide them into equal parts. Roll them thin and stud with raisins, give a egg wash if needed.
Bake them at 350 F for about 20 minutes.
Looks good and fluffy:)
Wow wat a beautiful bread..
new to me…looks yumm..
Looks tempting!!! I like the use of raisins…
I haven’t tasted this ever before! It’s tempting and attractive! So sweet!
WOW!!! I loved that texture it has & the fluffiness…… Very yummy as its name…. LIVES THE NAME….
Ash….
(http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)
this is something new I’m eager to taste;
I don’t know how they usually make this bread but your way of preparing this sounds great with dry raisins and nuts. good researching and dissecting !!!!hihih
nice quick to do snack with no stirring or whipping or fying!!! must try it sometime!!!! thank you for the recipe dear!!
Yummy..I am drooling..wish I could grab some from my screen.
something new and different…very nice step by step pics….
Hi
Lovely!I never heard of these! Liked the photo march!!
Thanks for sharing.I will definitely try when I start baking in the kitchen.
wow wonderful!!
That looks yumm!
different one Malar!
Never eaten this….looks great
Wow these nawaabi bread looks fantastic!
this is completely new to me..loved d name
nice pics too..
Renuka
http://cookingyummy.blogspot.com/
Looks gr8! will give it a try!
Wonderful bread!! Sounds & looks great!New one for me!
Will def give it a shot sometimes.:)Thanks for sharing!
Wow Malar you are a pro. Lovely looking bread
THanks a lot ladies.:)
Loved reading about your mom dear…this bread is new to me…looks very light and airy too..will try this for an evening snack sometime
Never tasted one Malar- very interesting bread!
Nice…they look yummy. 2 tspns and they are sweet or do we need an accompaniment for this dish
This is a real new one for me..Simply superb!!!
looks nice and the cooking disaster event round up was really good.Nice theme u have selected.I always think i only make mistakes while trying a recipe.
interesting bread…looks gud!!
Never taste this, looks wonderful and delicious.
A must try…looks good
New to me, looks too good. Studded with raisins, click is very nice.
Chitchat
while trying to reconnect with blogging , this recipe comes as a pleasant thought…… chandni chowk is the place in Delhi …Kareem’s and Al Jawahar if you remember!!
you get the best sheermaal in Lucknow and i have always had them round shaped , studded with dry fruits and with a dusting of sugar…..i love it soaked in hot milk ….
Never heard of this dish..looks flufy indeed…wonder how it tastes..got to try this one
Been to chandni chowk for more times than I count…but never got fursat(spare time) form eating chat-papri kind of stuff…..I guess making my own sheermal roti from your recipe is written in my destiny….bookmarked.
Bread definitely looks different and special.
Malar,
Sheermal roti is new to me. I will try some time