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

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

Sundas, a native of Nepal, was the tandoor chef at the contemporary Indian restaurant, responsible for breads, barbecue dishes and more.

From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2021

He cooked; he savored; he even named me Tandoori, after West Indian cooking that is prepared in a clay stove called a tandoor.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson