tandoor

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While the former was delicate and thin, the latter was a thick, puffy flatbread baked in a tandoor.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

He installed just a few tables and a brilliantly hot well of a tandoor oven, which he learned to man in a sweaty process of trial and error.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2022

It’s an essential component of some of the dishes at Bryant Ng’s Cassia in Santa Monica, where 20% of the dishes are cooked using a wok or a tandoor oven, both powered by gas.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2022

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

From Washington Post • May 13, 2022

He was placing dough on a large wooden spatula and slapping it against the walls of the tandoor.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini