Bakarkhani in Dhaka, Bangladesh 🇧🇩

Bakarkhani or Baqarkhani or Bakorkhoni also known as bakarkhani roti, is a thick, spiced flat-bread that is part of the Mughlai cuisine. Bakarkhani is prepared on certain Muslim religious festivals in South Asia and is now popular as sweet bread.

Bakorkhani is almost biscuit-like in texture, with a hard crust. The chief ingredients are flour, semolina, sugar, molasses soaked in saffron, poppy or nigella seeds, salt, and ghee (clarified butter). It is popular in the regions of #pakistan #india #bangladesh #afghanistan & #russia

The tragic love story of Baker Khan & Khani Begum inspired the bakers to name his favourite bread #Bakerkhani Dhaka's first bakorkhani shop opened in close proximity to #lalbaghfort & many of the city's bakorkhani sellers originate from the #sylhet Division.


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