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

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

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

We washed our hands and dipped fresh naan from the tandoor into the shorwa—it was the best meal I had had in months.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini