Tandoor
The Tandoor also called ‘Tandooria’ or Bhatti is a barrel shaped clay or earthenware oven, which makes the Punjabi cuisine very special. It is not only a versatile kitchen equipment, for making rotis and nans but also a social institution. In rural Punjab, the community Tandoor, dug in the ground and coal fired (now electric fire is also in vogue), is a meeting place, just like the village well, for the women folk, who bring the kneaded Atta (dough) and sometimes marinated meats to have them cooked while chit-chatting. Until a few years ago, this phenomenon existed in urban neighbourhoods too. Even today, a few neighbourhoods in Delhi still have a community Tandoor.
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