tandoor

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Veeraswamy introduced the UK's first tandoor oven that decade - and a 1959 menu offers chicken tandoori for the equivalent of 52p in pre-decimal currency.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

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

Blistered in the tandoor, the fluffy naan helps erase the last of any sauce.

From Washington Post • May 13, 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

Once she had floured the dough, she wrapped it in a moist cloth, put on a hijab, and set out for the communal tandoor.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini