Tandoori Cooking

Tandoori refers to foods cooked in a Tandoor. Tandoor is an oil drum shaped oven made of mud and straw. Tandoor was brought to India from Persia via Afghanistan. Tandoor History

Traditionally, wood and charcoal are used to fire up a Tandoor, where the temperatures may reach up to 900º F. Cooking starts when the temperatures start to reach down ward to 550º F. What is a Tandoor how it works

You can use your home conventional oven (Electric or Gas) as a Tandoor by using Pizza stones, un-glazed ceramic tiles, or Clay pots. How to use home oven as Tandoor?

Originally, Tandoor was used to bake Naan (Flat bread) in 'large quantity within short period'. Evolution of Tandoori Cuisine. Nowadays, we make a variety of Naan, Kebab, Tikka, and Tandoori Chicken.

What is Naan Atta? How to make Naan Atta?

Separate Marinates, Brushes, Platters

For Tandoori cooking raw meats, poultry, and fish are marinated before cooking.

We must avoid cross-contamination between raw/marinated foods and the cooked or being cooked foods.

- Make two batches of marinate. Use one batch to marinate foods. Use the second batch on cooked foods.

- Use two sets of brushes. Use one brush for raw food. Use the second brush for cooked foods

- Use two sets platters. Don't put cooked foods on the platter being used for raw foods.

Tandoori Cooking and Grilling

Can I use Charcoal grill to make Tandoori foods?

You can use Tandoor as Charcoal grill, and you can use Charcoal grill to cook foods prepared to be cooked in a Tandoor (Example: Tandoori Chicken)

Tandoori Cooking and Stir frying

Stir-frying is basically conduction heat. However, You can stir fry marinated prawns, or cut up your marinated chicken breast to bite size pieces and stir-fry.

Chicken Tandoori Stir fry in Hurry

Tandoori Cooking

Separate Marinates, Brushes, Platters

Tandoori Cooking and Grilling

Tandoori Cooking and Stir frying

Recipes