Topic: Tandoor Oven

[Hollow101]

Hi Everyone,

I really enjoy cooking, in particular Indian food and have found the forum really useful since discovering it last year.

I thing i love to eat is Naan, as such i have started looking into purchasing a tandoor oven.

Cost wise i was surprised a little how expensive they are to buy.

Who here has took the plunge and bought one?
Any ideas on cutting the cost at all, eg site to import one etc?

many thanks in advance

hollow101

[Madrasandy]

Make your own mate, not that I have , but Im sure a little search and you will easily find all the info needed to do so, I know I have stumbled across homemade tandoor's many times

[chrisbr]

If thinking of making your own then worth a look at

http://www.spicesofindia.co.uk/acatalog/Tandoor-Clay-Pot.html#SID=3607

[Geezah]

You don't need a tandoor to make good naan breads

http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,12589.0.html

[Peripatetic Phil]

You don't need a tandoor to make good naan breads.

Shouldn't that be in [hide]...[/hide] tags, just in case Hollow's wife is looking over his shoulder ... ?!
** Phil.

[Garp]

Geezah is 100% right - why splash out on a tandoor when you can just buy a tawa and get similar results

[JerryM]

If you have the money then why not. The heat up would be my concern but I guess on gas won't be too long. 

The thing with tandoor for me would be to do meat.

The poor mans is a gas BBQ. It works pretty well. Not tandoor for sure. Warm is 5 min. I have tarva too but to impress it's the BBQ.

As others point out method and recipe have big effect. H4ppy-chris at his best.

[Hollow101]

Thanks everyone for you thoughts and comments, in particular Geezha for posting the link.

I have watched a video on here before of someone cooking a naan in a similar way but not taken much notice for some reason, i don't know why.  I really was curious after watching this video and got round to trying it today - lets just say the tandoor order is on hold at present.

Followed video exactly and produced a fantastic naan first time and then another twice to be sure 

What a great recipe and technique, thanks to everyone, esp the cook/chef who took time to make the video