tandoor
noun
tan·door
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Definition of tandoor
: a cylindrical clay oven in which food is cooked over charcoal
Examples of tandoor in a Sentence
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Food specialties: Tandoori is a style of Indian cooking using a tandoor, a cylindrical clay oven fired to a high heat by wood or charcoal. — Jane Donahue, Naperville Sun, "Indian Harvest brings savory cuisine to the suburbs," 6 June 2018 There, the chef Chintan Pandya takes the spicing one step further, coating the marinated chicken legs in a thick blanket of cracked whole cumin and coriander seeds before searing them in the tandoor. — Melissa Clark, New York Times, "For the Hottest Grilled Chicken, Double the Spices," 19 July 2019 Pureed almonds and yogurt make for a creamy sauce atop the venison, simply warmed in the tandoor and garnished with silver leaf. — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, "After more than 30 years, Bombay Club is still as comfortable as an old (satin) shoe," 10 July 2019 The Midtown Miami eatery will set up stations with dishes from different regions of India as well as favorites such as chef Mathur’s tandoor-oven cooked lamb chops, rosemary paneer and a whole fish of the day. — Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, "Dining out on dad’s day? Here’s a guide to Father’s Day restaurant specials," 7 June 2019 For the triennial, artist John Riepenhoff built a tandoor oven at Ohio City Farm so Afghan refugees could teach people how to make traditional flatbread. — Kelly Crow, WSJ, "Cleveland Hopes to Become the Next Venice," 11 July 2018 That some have suggested a direct lineage between the tandoor and the toné? — Hannah Walhout, Smithsonian, "Forget Baguettes — Why In-the-Know Bread Lovers Should be Heading to the Caucasus (Recipe)," 5 July 2018 Both dishes were moist even after the high heat of the tandoor. — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "New owners bring fine flavors to Royal India restaurant on Milwaukee's south side," 12 June 2018 Another favorite is the fish tikka, pieces of Atlantic salmon marinated in mustard powder, ginger-garlic paste and cooked in tandoor. — Jane Donahue, Naperville Sun, "Indian Harvest brings savory cuisine to the suburbs," 6 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tandoor.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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