tandoori
/tanˈdʊəri/
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American sound/tanˈdʊəri/
tanˈdʊəri
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- 2nd syllable stress
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tan - ˈdʊəri -> tandoori
Myanmar meaning
အမွှေးအကြိုင်ထည့်ပြီး ရွှံ့စေးမီးဖိုတွင် မီးသွေးနှင့် ချက်ထားသည့် စားစရာ။
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- ‘You can also order plain tandoori naan or tandoori roti for the same price.’
- ‘The dishes covered the gamut of culinary endeavour from Guinness-and-lamb stew to salmon with tandoori spices.’
- ‘Ditto the butter chicken, which is first marinated in tandoori sauce, then roasted in the tandoor and sauced up with cream and butter.’
- ‘He also has several special tandoori recipes to his credit.’
- ‘If you are tired of the regular variety, you can try out the desi version of the pizza - Naanza - tandoori chicken on a tandoori naan base.’
- ‘After a sumptuous dinner of our favourite tandoori kababs and chicken, we are then off to a cinema.’
- ‘There are also gargantuan lamb shanks studded with lotus roots, giant tandoori prawns flown in from Sri Lanka, and leaning towers of tender salmon interspersed with okra and spicy tomato sauce.’
- ‘India has a cuisine as diverse as its contrasting climate and the Punjab is famed for its clay ovens and tandoori cooking.’
- ‘I had ordered chicken tikka from the tandoori specialities section of the menu, and it arrived sizzling on a skewer before being piled up on my plate with juicy pieces of onion.’
- ‘I love tandoori chicken and have made it at home using a paste-in-a-jar sauce.’
- ‘If all these kababs are only appetisers for you, order the tandoori chicken to fill in the gaps.’
- ‘‘I go to my local tandoori restaurant on a regular basis in North Yorkshire, ’ he said.’
- ‘While books by Indian authors are flying off the shelves, tandoori fare is reputed to have overtaken fish and chips as the national favorite.’
- ‘Here we ate a mountain of tandoori lamb chops, moist chicken tikka, fragrant rice, and vegetables with fresh herbs and spices.’
- ‘So I thought I'd slip down incognito for a tandoori lamb salad, a Goan prawn curry and a glass of wine, and then come home and write it up.’
- ‘These are followed by 9 tandoori specialties with lamb, chicken and prawn, some combined with cheeses.’
- ‘For those who are still confused, Anari Jhinga is a tasty dish of fresh prawns marinated with pomegranate paste and tandoori spices, and cooked until the aroma wafts pleasantly into the air.’
- ‘Oh, yes, there are the obligatory North Indian tandoori items and some perfectly fine meat-based curries notably lacking in excess oil.’
- ‘As a result, Indian tandoori restaurants have sprung up all around the world.’
- ‘After years of experimenting with restaurants specialising in North Indian and tandoori dishes, there seems to be a growing demand among the urban clientele for traditional Kerala fare.’
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