Sheermal Dough prepared from flour, ghee , salt, sugar and saffron-enhanced milk, and cooked perfectly brown Sheermal or Shirmal (Persian-Urdu: شیرمال, Hindi: शीरमल), is a saffron-seasoned conventional flatbread from Greater Iran. The word sheermal is gotten from the Persian words شیر (translit. sheer) which means milk, and مالیدن (translit. malidan) which means to rub. In an exacting interpretation, sheermal implies milk scoured.
Alternative names Ruti Place of origin Indian subcontinent Created by Indus Valley Civilization Main ingredients Atta flour Variations Chapati, Makki di roti, Bajra Roti, Rumali roti, Tandoori roti, Wrap roti, Roti canai, Paratha