tandoor

Example Sentences

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The naan is then placed in a very hot tandoor until it puffs up and brown spots appear.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

It is not a restaurant but a tandoor, a large oven made of clay, the 34-year-old Sufi tells people.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2022

Uyghur poetry spelled out in Arabic letters is displayed in restaurants that serve hand-pulled noodles and samsa, lamb-filled buns baked in tandoor ovens.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2022

These floppy, lightly pickled onions are a traditional accompaniment to grilled and tandoor foods throughout India and the rest of South Asia.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2021

There was a tandoor in the corner in the shadow of an acacia tree and I saw a man squatting beside it.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini