Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Cooked in a tandoor.

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  • adjective of food Cooked in a tandoor.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Hindi and Urdu tandūrī, from tandūr, tandoor; see tandoor.]

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From Hindi.

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Examples

  • Of course, I usually smoke up 25-pound turkeys covered in tandoori paste, so I have at least six hours to kill before dinner is ready.

    Do it right (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

  • 2: 29 PM muddfx said ... chicken tandoori from the Indian place down the road.

    You tell me. Jessica Hagy 2006

  • The Moroccan tagine is directly descended from the Persian khoresht stew, and India has taken both Persia's dishes and their names into its culture; Indian staples such as tandoori, nan bread, tikka, kebab, pilaf and biriani are all Persian words.

    Persia's Private Cuisine Goes Public Bruce Palling 2011

  • Because I didn't have tandoori masala on hand for the brown curry sauce, I made it from scratch with the spices from my pantry, storing the remainder for future dishes, such as tandoori chicken.

    columbiatribune.com stories 2010

  • Indian spice blends such as tandoori masala and garam masala are available at Campus Eastern Foods, 408 Locust St., and at World Harvest International & Gourmet Foods, 3700

    columbiatribune.com stories 2010

  • Starters include meats from the tandoor such as tandoori chicken (RMB 42 for a half chicken) alongside numerous vegetarian options like dal makhani (RMB 38) and palak paneer (RMB 32).

    Chinalyst - China blogs in English 2009

  • Shiv Sena would have made 'tandoori' of Azmi: Bal Thackeray

    WN.com - Articles related to Report: Leaked UK documents detail Iraq war chaos 2009

  • Shiv Sena men would have made 'tandoori' of Azmi: Bal Thackeray

    WN.com - Articles related to Report: Leaked UK documents detail Iraq war chaos 2009

  • For the longest time I thought the "tandoori" in "tandoori chicken" referred to some kind of blend of spices used to marinate the meat, not realizing that there is actually a cylindrical clay oven called a tandoor for cooking all sorts of meats and veggies.

    rants and raves 2009

  • The open bar and kitchen create a personable dining experience, offering up authentically prepared dishes such as tandoori chicken, Peking duck, and nua kem fried rice.

    PRWeb 2009

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  • I have heard this used recently to describe a fake tan, with apt reference to the orangey colour of tandoori-style foods.

    e.g. "I like her new hairstyle but the tandoori is all wrong."

    October 17, 2009

  • a different sort of browning??

    January 17, 2013