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Naan (/ n ɑː n /) is a leavened, oven-baked or tawa-fried flatbread, that can also be baked in a tandoor. It is characterized by a light and fluffy texture and golden-brown spots from the baking process. [1] Naan is found in the cuisines of Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Caribbean. [2] [3] [4]
Paneer tikka or Paneer Soola [1] or Chhena Soola is an Indian dish made from chunks of paneer/ chhena marinated in spices and grilled in a tandoor. [2] [3] It is a vegetarian alternative to chicken tikka and other meat dishes. [4] [5] [6] It is a popular dish that is widely available in India and countries with an Indian diaspora. [7] [8]
Authentic tandoori cuisine in urban areas can often be found in specialty restaurants and dhabas, which are street-side reasonably fared restaurants that usually line Indian highways. [3] However, in rural areas in India such as Punjab, the tandoor oven is considered a social institution, for a tandoor oven is shared among the community.
Modern ceramic wood-fired tandoors. Clay tandoors in India.. A tandoor (/ t æ n ˈ d ʊər / or / t ɑː n ˈ d ʊər /) is a large vase-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.
The tandoor is traditionally made of clay and is a bell-shaped oven, set into the earth and fired with wood or charcoal reaching high temperatures. According to Roy Hayter [62] the original versions of the tandoor "in the Punjab, a province in the north-west of India, were sunk neck deep in the ground". He further states that modern versions ...
Pakistani breads of Central Asian origin, such as Naan and tandoori roti, are baked in a tandoor. Naan is usually leavened with yeast . Most flat breads from Pakistan are unleavened and made primarily from milled flour, usually atta or maida , and water.
Tandoori Roti – baked in a clay oven called a tandoor. Thicker than a normal Roti. Thalipeeth – savoury multi-grain pancake popular in Maharashtra. Utthapam – dosa-like dish made by cooking ingredients in a batter; Kori Rotti – crisp dry wafers (about 1mm thick) made from boiled rice and served along with spicy Chicken curry. Usually ...
Punjabi tandoori cooking [note 1] comes from the clay oven known as the tandoor. [1] According to Macveigh [2008] the Punjab tandoor originated in the local region. [ 2 ] It is a clay oven and is traditionally used to cook Punjabi cuisine , from the Punjab region in Pakistan and northwestern India .