tandoori

[tahn-door-ee]

adjective

1. baked or cooked in a tandoor.

   tandoori chicken.

noun

1. a plural of tandoor.

tandoori

/ tænˈdʊərɪ /

noun

1. 1. an Indian method of cooking meat or vegetables on a spit in a clay oven

   2. ( as modifier )

      tandoori chicken

Word History and Origins

Origin of tandoori¹

1965–70; from Hindi tandūrī, adjective derivative of tandūr tandoor ( def. )

Word History and Origins

Origin of tandoori¹

from Urdu, from tandoor an oven

Example Sentences

By the time the heist is underway, Charlie, who’s recently arrived in town and taken a job delivering for a local Tandoori restaurant, has found herself making regular stops at SuperSave.

From Salon

For me, the tandoori chicken was the star of the show and its flavors made me nostalgic for my mom’s home cooking.

From Salon

He also recalled how their relationship was sealed "over a tandoori chicken masala, four poppadoms and three pints of lager" after meeting on TV drama The Gambling Man in 1992.

From BBC

Mr Ahmed, from Smethwick, claimed turnover for Bengal Tandoori Lichfield Limited was £420,000 - but The Insolvency Service said investigations discovered actual turnover was closer to £150,000, meaning the company was only entitled to a loan of £37,500.

From BBC

Bengal Tandoori Lichfield Limited went into liquidation in June 2021, owing more than £121,000 to creditors, The Insolvency Service said.

From BBC