tandoor
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Veeraswamy introduced the UK's first tandoor oven that decade - and a 1959 menu offers chicken tandoori for the equivalent of 52p in pre-decimal currency.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
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
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
Shrimp cooked in the tandoor encircle a hillock of raw mango and diced bell peppers, a “salsa” fired up with chile powder and cumin.
From Washington Post • Dec. 24, 2021
“Unfortunately, there is no tandoor oven in your classroom. Still, there is a way to make traditional naan.”
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
