Phitti

Phitti is a type of leavened bread baked by Hunzakut and Nagarkutz People of Hunza and Nagar, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.^[1]

Phitti

Place of origin	Pakistan
Region or state	Gilgit-Baltistan
Main ingredients	Flour, water, butter, yeast

Preparation involves mixing flour, water, salt, butter and yeast, with other ingredients such as milk being added depending on personal taste.^[1] The dough thus prepared is placed in a metallic vessel called a Khimishdon in Burushaski and placed in a hearth which is preheated with a wooden fire.^[2] Alternatively, phitti can also be baked in an oven.

Phitti is eaten with butter during breakfast, as a snack or light lunch along with a salted cup of tea.^[1]