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

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

Shrimp cooked in the tandoor encircle a hillock of raw mango and diced bell peppers, a “salsa” fired up with chile powder and cumin.

From Washington Post • Dec. 24, 2021

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