Tandoori-Baked Flat Breads

Flat breads were the first food cooked in a tandoor (Indian oven) and for me they remain the best—especially, the light, buttery, yeasted bread known as naan. The traditional way to cook naan is on the walls of the tandoor. Virtually every residential neighborhood in northern India has a bakery (more like an open-air stall), where barefoot bakers roll and bake naan to order.

The procedure is simple enough. When you order naan, the baker takes a soft white ball of dough and rolls it