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

Blistered in the tandoor, the fluffy naan helps erase the last of any sauce.

From Washington Post • May 13, 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

When Jalil entered the clearing, he would throw his jacket on the tandoor and open his arms.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini