tandoor

Example Sentences

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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

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

From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2022

It’s an essential component of some of the dishes at Bryant Ng’s Cassia in Santa Monica, where 20% of the dishes are cooked using a wok or a tandoor oven, both powered by gas.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 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

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