tandoor

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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

“In Pakistan, people think the spicier the better,” said the third-generation tandoor owner.

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

Fry bread, responsible for the 12-seat bar, counts time at Elle, Columbia Room and the esteemed Rasika West End, where he met Sundas, the former tandoor chef there.

From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2021

On it went, down the street, around the corner, in line at the tandoor.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini