Tandoori Oven

Tandoor ovens are clay ovens that date back over 5,000 years and are most commonly associated with the Punjabi region of India and Pakistan. Essentially, they are a cylindrical, vertical clay pot designed to withstand extremely high temperatures. The word Tandoor means a cylindrical oven used for baking and cooking. Traditionally the fuel used in Tandoor is charcoal or firewood. Modern Tandoor ovens uses cooking gas and electricity also instead of charcoal. A tandoor is a large urn-shaped oven, usually made of clay. Since antiquity, tandoors have been used to bake unleavened flatbreads, such as roti and naan, as well as to roast meat.