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

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

A petite space located across from Piazza Park and the Renton Pavilion Events Center, Rice-N-Curry showcases all of Kaur’s favorite dishes: rich butter chicken, chicken biryani, yogurt-marinated reshmi tandoor paneer, bhuna gosht with lamb.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2021

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

We’d gone to Dadkhoda’s Kabob House afterward, across from Cinema Park, had lamb kabob with freshly baked naan from the tandoor.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini