TANDOOR

It is a Clay Oven which is of great antiquity; a cooking appliance that is extremely efficient and yet simple to make.

The tandoor works on the same principle as the oven. However, it is the only kind of oven that provides complete wrap-around heat. By controlling the draught and quality of fuel, we are able to produce temperatures up to 800 degrees F. It can be built on site from good clay and uses chopped, dry timber as fuel. Counter sunk and mud plastered, it can be ready for heating in three days. If built of clay, however, it needs six to seven days to dry. It is also called sanjha chulha or common oven.