tandoor ( Azerbaijani : Təndir , Turkish : Tandır , Arabic : تنور‎, Punjabi : ਤੰਦੂਰ, Persian : تنور, Hindi : तन्दूर, Urdu : تندور, Bengali : তন্দূর, Armenian : Թոնիր) is a cylindrical clay oven used in cooking and baking. The tandoor is used for cooking in Azerbaijan , India