"Tandoor" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Tandoor is a type of clay oven that originated in the Indian subcontinent. It is typically used for baking and cooking various types of bread, including naan, roti, and tandoori bread, as well as meats and other dishes. Tandoors are often used for cooking in Indian, Pakistani, and Middle Eastern cuisine, and are known for their distinctive smoky flavor. The word "tandoor" comes from the Persian word "tanur", which means "oven".
A tandoor is a popular cooking vessel in Indian cuisine used for making naan bread and other yeast-free breads.
The tandoor oven in the restaurant was preheated to produce a smoky flavor in the tandori chicken.
Growing up, she would watch her mother cook in the tandoor every Saturday morning.
The tandoor chef cooked up a storm, producing the most aromatic tandori chicken everyone had ever tasted.
At the Indian restaurant, the owner displayed a large tandoor oven to attract passersby.
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