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

Among the treasures from the original menu are tandoori salmon and ever-fiery green chili chicken.

From Washington Post

He describes it as a “tandoori comedy”—a culmination of Indian flavors with American comedy.

From The Daily Beast