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tandoor

[tahn-door] / tɑnˈdʊər /


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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

He installed just a few tables and a brilliantly hot well of a tandoor oven, which he learned to man in a sweaty process of trial and error.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 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

These floppy, lightly pickled onions are a traditional accompaniment to grilled and tandoor foods throughout India and the rest of South Asia.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2021

On it went, down the street, around the corner, in line at the tandoor.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini