Tandoor

A tandoor is a large vase-shaped oven, usually made of clay. Since antiquity, tandoors have been used to bake unleavened flatbreads, such as roti and traditional lavash, as well as leavened ones, such as naan and tandoor bread or matnakash. It is also used to roast meat and vegetables.

Tandoors are predominantly used in South Asia, Western Asia, Central Asia, and the Horn of Africa.

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