tandoor

Example Sentences

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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

Before the crackdown started, the Afghan ran a tandoor business.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2024

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

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