Naan breads bake in tandoor oven clays
Naan bread transforms from dough to fluffy delight when slapped onto the searing clay walls of a traditional tandoor oven, infusing it with smoky flavor and preserving ancient culinary traditions.
Naan bread, a staple in Indian and Central Asian cuisine, is traditionally baked in a tandoor. This cylindrical clay oven reaches extreme temperatures, up to 900 degrees Fahrenheit, cooking the dough in just one to two minutes. Cooks press the simple flour, water, and yeast dough directly onto the tandoor's hot interior walls.
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