Tandoor

Indian cuisine is an art form that embodies several cooking techniques, ingredients and culinary tools.  One important method for achieving delicious meals in India is the use of a tandoor clay oven. Heat from the tandoor is generated by a charcoal or wood fire.  Meats are lowered into the oven on long metal skewers and cooked by the smoke, and extreme hot environment. 

Some of our favorite dishes made by using the tandoor are:

Naan

Many regional varieties of flatbread, such as tandoor naan, afghan bread, lavash, are baked in the tandoor.

 

Tandoori Chicken

Tandoori chicken (whole or leg or breast) is a roasted chicken delicacy that originated in northwestern India. The chicken is marinated in a yogurt seasoned with. garam masala, garlic, ginger, cumin, cayenne pepper, and other.  In hot versions of the dish, cayenne, red chili powder, or other spices give the typical red color.  Turmeric produces a yellow-orange color

 

Chicken Tikka

Chicken tikka is made by grilling small pieces of chicken which have been marinated in spices and yogurt. It is traditionally cooked on skewers in a tandoor and is usually boneless. It is normally served and eaten with a green coriander chutney, or used in preparing the curry chicken tikka masala.