EASY DIY - How to Make a Tandoori Oven - Indian Clay Tandoor Oven - Tandoori Oven with Clay Pots
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- Опубліковано 8 тра 2020
- A honest and clear step by step guide on building a tandoor from scratch, going into detail of each step with advice, full view on items needed from hardware stores and also how to cook tandoori chicken, kebabs and naans. Please subscribe to my channel for future cooks, recipes and other builds!
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You are a legend Rishi! Fantastic video. I made mine over a week and a half. I have primed it to bake the mortar in. I made one small deviation - put in a access port at the bottom to addin charcoal if needed. I lined it with fire bricks so its sealed from the insulation.Can’t wait to do some actual cooking!
OMG! I need to add a tandoori to my backyard kitchen. TY for this wonderfully comprehensive video ✌🏼
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Awesome video. Thanks for posting. I have found my next project
The chicken tikka looks amazing, colour and penetration is perfect....👍, oh, and the tandoor oven build was good aswell. Subscribed.
Neatly build Tandoori Oven, inspired.
Hey, Rishi! A suggestion, if you ever need to cut another clay pot - you used the wrong blade in your grinder. That's why you struggled and got the bad smell. You need a diamond edged masonry cutting blade. It goes through terra cotta like butter and no smell. Lots of dust, though, so wear a dust mask.
By the way, I have my chicken tikka marinating in the fridge now - day 2. I followed your recipe exactly except for the black salt. I'm really looking forward to it. I had a failure in my tandoor while doing a test burn. I had used a larger ceramic planter for the outer vessel rather than a bin. The bottom completely cracked off. I'm getting a bin today to try to salvage it. The pots seem to be intact. Cheers!
Thanks I’ve actually since bought a thicker disc which cuts through stone like butter - unfortunately when I bought the original grinder that disc was the only one in stock :) thanks for the support - hopefully you’re planning on making one!
Thanks Rishi for your reponse will bare in mind when I start making my purchases 👍
You’re welcome
This is the best homemade tandoor yet im going to make this too i love my indian food its my favourite
Thank you :)
This is my project for the weekend! My bin is also from b&q, it doesn't seem as wide as yours, as the bog pot atbthe bottom is quite close to the sides. Hope it will work.
The bin used was 90L capacity, aslong as you have enough vermiculite to insulate and the bin does not get hot you’re fine
Awesome video. Mouth watering food!
Very impressive. Thanks for a few tips I gathered along the way. Much appreciated.
Watched vid fir making oven , it’s was brill , making mine Friday nite
Cheers Rishi
Good luck matey
Well done! Rishi. God bless you and your family. You didn't tell me that you got skills! Thank you, Brother.
Very good build, excellent video & can’t wait to knock on up - 5*****
This is a fab video!!! I’m gonna be making one of these.
Thank you
Good luck
Great informative video. Thanks. Regarding cleaning, is the outer shell raised off the ground? It looks like it is. Cleaning it out is the main issue for me to consider before I make my own. Having a removable plate / base underneath the tandoor maybe...?
If you watch one of my other videos on FAQ I cover cleaning it, I usually put a piece of cardboard underneath to collect the ash. And yes it’s raised off the ground on two bricks
Hi Rishi, nice build! Just a bit of caution...be very careful of heating galvanized metal as it can produce toxic zinc fumes. The tandoor does get quite hot near the bottom and if you discover any discoloration on the can after some use, it's a sign of zinc burn-off which can be a hazard. Just a heads up. Cheers and stay safe 🙂
Thanks Tim however the insulation works very well, the bottom on the outside does not get hot at all due to the insulation so it is safe :) if you watch my other videos I do a live demonstration of this with a temperature gun
Fantastic job and thank you for the tutorial. One thing though, I thought the point of the tandoor was to have food cooked quickly at really high temperatures, much higher than a traditional oven ie. as high as 400 degrees. In this video temperatures never seemed to get that high. What is the highest temperature you've recorded and how did you get it that high?
When you build a new tandoor never go too high too quickly as you’ll crack it.
I rarely go over 300 degrees simply because I don’t need to, root/naan cooks perfectly on the walls.
Meat cooks in a decent amount of time, for the extra charcoal used and needed it’s pointless because if I have it running over 400 my food (for a few people) will all be cooked within 15-30 mins and then it just goes to waste and the tandoor will run hot for hours afterwards
Highest I’ve taken mine is around 500
Very helpful educational video.
I love it @6.25 it's a really really hot day today it's about 20c. Us brits know when it hot and when it rains haha. great video btw, I'm planning doing the same as you. take care
Loved this video,that meat looked good!
You’re a bit of a legend I’ll go through the videos
Hi, great work, wondering what did you use as filler between the pots and the drum?
Please rewatch the build video I go into detail in there, thanks
U done a great job looks yummy
Thank you
Great vid and very informative!! Where did you buy the skewers from?
They were a eBay purchase - search for long 70cm skewers :)
Brilliant idea... gna try making 1 for home too. I would rather use a chapati pan as lid as we do in restaurant and have a smaller opening on top to create angle so the heat can directly hit the naans also if the tandoor walls are to hot nan drops off before being cooked from front so to cool wall abit use a cloth towel to wiz around the walls to even up the heat on both sides while cooking naan.
If you have a look at my other videos I show you all of that is done too thanks for your comment :)
Built one yesterday, didn’t have a grinder but did have some old saws, took me nearly 2 hours to chop the bottom off lol.... bug test tomorrow when the oldies come round for lunch lol
Good luck!
Cheers buddy... love it !
Just been to b q the two pots which I believe are the same as yours the top one fits slightly inside the bottom one. Is this the same with yours
Yes they’re almost the same therefore if you watch my video the overlap on the ledge gives you an area to place skewers
Hi Rishi, this is the first of your videos I've seen - now going to check out some more. I liked how you showed the mistakes and tricky bits as you went. At around 34 minutes, I notice that the bigger you make the hole in both bottoms under the ash tray, the easier it will be to empty mess out that way. Now I don't know if I'm making one of these or a pizza oven first. Dilemma!
One of these for sure! You can make all sorts whereas in a pizza oven you’re kinda stuck on what to make 😂 checkout the other videos
Hey Rishi, great video. Quick questions
1. I saw that you had a few points in the end on what you would do differently, but 5 mos in, what are the things that should have been different? Were the bottom holes enough for circulation?
2. Anything that helped you with reducing getting your bin heated at bottom?
Hi Arpan- only thing different is to use a iron charcoal grate, the single hole 54mm at the bottom is perfect.
I use plenty of insulating the bin doesn’t get hot
@@CookingwithRishi awesome, thanks a lot :)
Rushing, Greeting from the states. I enjoyed you video. One question, how do you get the naan off of the side. I understand how you applied applied it.
If you look at my other videos there’s a full one on how to do naan in the tandoor which includes how to take it off
Hi mate good work well done. I'm in prosess of making one what size approx of the two plant pots H/D used please. Thanks
Height 33cm width 35cm diameter 37cm
@@CookingwithRishi Thanks
Very nice I always wanted one for naam. Great video👍👍👍👍 can you make a video making naam useing it?
Yes I already have see my other videos
Hi Rishi, Thanks for the instructions, just have one issue with the tandoor, and was wondering if you had the same problem. When i am using it i am finding the the smaller inner plate pot were the coal sit it cracks and breaks!! i have tried it with holes without holes.??
Hi yes I found the same I now use a cast iron plate - I have 2 left if you wish to purchase one email me at cookwithrishi@gmail.com
Buy a round cast iron grid cover, i'm lucky i found one,,,just waiting for my bag of vermiculite to arrive now
Yes I have and I sell them also
Great job Rishi! Love your videos. I built one with slightly larger pots than yours but my temperature on the middle/top part doesn't go up higher than 425F with lumped charcoal. When I add charcoal briquettes instead of lumped charcoal the temperatures go up to 600-700F. Am I adding less lumped charcoal or is my tandoor too big? Trying to get some Naans cooked for the boys. Any thoughts would be most welcome. Thanks!
When it’s heating up put the lid over it - the walls will heat up quicker. I find good quality lumpwood burns better than briquettes and with a heck of a lot less ash, but you do get a longer burn with briquettes. I would probably try two large handfuls of lumped charcoal and when the fire is going put your lid on, the lid should have a hole in it so it acts like a chimney
You want a min of 650-700 F for the walls for naan to cook.
Is there anything about the build you'd change or do differently?
Good question, the only things I haven’t done yet is paint the tandoor black and put a handle on the lid as it can be a pain to remove when it’s super hot as you need to be wearing gloves.
The only thing I’d change is the plate holding the coal, I will probably change this to a 8” wired plate like a BBQ grill style with side handles so it’s easier to get at and remove etc
Great tutorial, very clear explanation. A mate of mine wants one but has asked me to build it so just a couple of things that I don't think you mentioned, is there any reason why you didn't use a vermiculite/cement wet mix for the insulation layer? I'm curious as to whether it was simply to get the build done more quickly or if you felt the dry vermiculite had better insulating properties, second I think you mentioned making cut outs either on the lid or the top rim of the oven to set the skewers in, I'm thinking it would let the lid close better, in the end you seemed to manage fine without but I'd appreciate your opinion on whether you think it would be worthwhile.
Anyway, like I said, great build, I'm looking forward to giving it a go, thanks for taking the time to film and upload your build.
Hi - a wet cement mix wouldn’t insulate as well plus it will add huge unnecessary weight. I would just push as much vermiculite down as insulation. I didn’t make cut outs because your skewer position can change depending on food so I didn’t need it :) good luck
@@CookingwithRishi Hi, thanks, we have it built, just getting a first burn to set the fire cement as my mate is taking it home later. Was pretty easy but there was definitely a lot of dust cutting the lid :-)
Again, many thanks
For sure! Well done
@@CookingwithRishi Thanks, but the credit goes to you for making an easy to follow 'how to' We did make 4 skewer slots but I agree they aren't needed. We were considering making the grate out of an old car brake drum but given the low cost of clay plates it's hardly worth the trouble looking for a brake drum. Thanks Again :-)
If you get stuck I have some iron ones 7” in size
Hi awesome build just 2 quick questions in the bottom pot what size hole saw did you end up using please and what size is your charcoal saucer please as there no dimensions for that any where thanks
Plate was 8” and hole is around 2.5” hope that helps
Cooking With Rishi thanks for the information and what size drill bit was it for the holes in the saucers please thanks in advance
8mm from memory
Hey I made this Friday and had one Cook on it yesterday, the temperature on the bottom got to about 250° I'm a bit apprehensive about putting more charcoal in, would it be best to add charcoal slowly or put more in from the beginning. Hoping for another cook today but it's quite windy in London today so not sure but will give it a go.
Wind shouldn’t stop a cook it will help the coal burn
You should start off with two handfuls of charcoal that should be enough
Your temperature at the bottom next to the coal should be easily 500+
hey rishi i finally made my tandoor today thanks for your help in the video, just a question about the nan, what temperature is ideal for the top bit to make the nan and do u have any recipe for the atta dough thanks ?
270 degrees Celsius and yes checkout my other videos :)
@@CookingwithRishi thanks. Does it matter if I have a lot of pot coming out from the top off the bin. I think i got a 30 cm popping out from the top ??
Ideally you want as less as possible
30cm is a lot and you’ll get heat loss
If making naan etc use the lower part of the pots
Hi everyone - there’s now a FAQ and “how to” video uploaded on lighting a tandoor and some other questions answered with some tips.
I guess Im kinda randomly asking but do anybody know a good place to stream newly released series online?
Think you’re on the wrong UA-cam channel my friend
@Luca Felipe i would suggest Flixzone. Just search on google for it :)
Do you have a link for the silicone baster you were using to get under the skin?
It was bought from Amazon - it was a silicone kitchen set came in a pack I hope that helps
Great idea! 👍🏻Thank you for sharing. I am tempted to make one too. But I don't think we have Vermiculite in North America. I wonder if I can use a Ceramic Fiber Insulating Blanket 🤔 the label says it can resistant upto 1000°C. It is more made for fireplace insulation, I guess it should be OK 🤔
Very nice. Was it cooking evenly? Any cracks? I may make one
Yes Cooks fine and had one crack once
You can also use the fire cement to seal in the vermiculite around the top edge.
Not recommended - overtime the vermiculite can sink and need topping up, therefore I only use stones on the top
Nice video and the food looks yum. The base of your bin gets very hot. I Suggest using a large pot instead of a galvanised bin because galvanised metal when heated releases nasty gases. If you see pale colour on the galvanise then that is an indication of burning. Alternatively you can use a non galvanised bin and paint it with stove paint. Enjoyed your video. Stay safe.
Thanks but mine doesn’t get hot at all, if yours does then the insulation isn’t doing it’s job correctly or the insulation has been done incorrectly. Thanks for the comments
Rishi, what size are the holes in the bottom of the bin and big pot and did you use any hole saw drill bit in particular?
54mm to be exact ;)
Hole saw
Followed evry bit of your advice... thank you for the wonderful video. one question though... the oven is not getting hot enough i guess... the airflow seems to be good ... but the temp wont rise... the nan has been in there for about 15 mins but still looks uncooked
How big is your hole at the bottom? Is the enclosure off the ground? How much charcoal have you got in the tandoor? how long did you leave the charcoal to burn before putting naan on?
Cooking with Rishi the hole is about 3 inches in diameter... the coal hs been burning for more than 2 hrs... maybe its the coal quantity... but the plate cant hold more
Send me pics of your setup to cookwithrishi@gmail.com
You should be cooking 40 mins after coal has burned
Chicken nicely wait for it burned
Nice vid man thanks for sharing
It didn’t burn just nicely charred
Hello!where did you buy those ceramic pots?thank you very much
Please watch the video it’s all explained into here
Hey amazing stuff... can you share sizes and the diameter of the pots
The diameter is 35cm and height 33cm :)
Propper smart set up buddy but temps seem a bit low, id be looking to ramp up the temps a bit , great build...
More ventilation at bottom, more holes and try a 8” round trivet around 7.99 on amazon if you’re struggling with burn 🔥👍
Agree. Temp is not enough. That full chicken should not have taken 2.5 hours.. my guess is that it will take less than an hour with proper temperature
Great video. How much does it weight once completed??
Approx 25kg
Hi Rishi,what size of terracotta pots would be good to buy?
Thanks,
Rishi
Please watch the video it’s all covered in there
Could you use a stone pot instead of galv bin ?
Yes that is possible - but the bin is probably cheaper than putting a stone one
What’s best Indian dry rub and marinade pls?
If you look at my other videos there’s lots of recipes - marinade always with yoghurt to tenderise the meat
Hey Rishi what was that stuff you used the pack the pots with and where can I get it from please.
Do you mean outside the pots then it’s vermiculite - sold online just google it
@@CookingwithRishi yes thanks I have managed to buy some since but I appreciate you replying back. Cheers all the best
That was the easiest way to built a tandoori so far . Great video! Thanks 🙏🏻
You’re welcome
Nice , please can you add links where to buy all stuff mentioned in video
It’s all in the video
Hello, Did you have any issues with dough not sticking to the pot? If so, please suggest how did you resolve it?
There is a video on my channel on how to season the tandoor please watch it. You must season first and then you should be a few droplets and only a few droplets on your dough and it will stick, do not use too much otherwise the naan will be difficult to remove
Thank you Rishi. Really appreciate it!
What is the name of 'that stuff' over there? Mica chips?
Sorry which stuff do you mean?
Where in uk are you ? I’d like you to make me one please.
Currently reside in Yorkshire
The best bit is when the lawnmower walks past like a little pet.
😂 thanks
hi, how long did you bake chicken, at what temperature?
Internal was around 250-270 degrees Celsius and I just cook until internal temperature of the chicken is 74 degrees Celsius
im in the process of making one myself and will use your instructions as think it looks brill, one question i have is can you use anything other than vermiculite as im struggling to get it locally?
Hi buddy - yes look out for perlite that can be used as well, or you can order online - where do you live?
@@CookingwithRishi hi thx for the reply, i live in Northamptonshire, and have got myself some ordered online 👍
Good luck would love to see the final product 👍
Good luck . Make sure design will make your oven reach 900 F.
Is that a steel bin or galvanized?
Galvanised but it’s insulated it doesn’t get hot nor touch the food :)
Just wondering are there’s pots made from clay only or do they add chemicald to the clay if they do I think this may be harmful
Yes some do that’s why you need to be careful not to have any that have been treated painted or similar
Hey you didn’t show your Tandoori naan, how it turned out, plz let me know
There’s a separate video dedicated to naan check it out !
How big is the bin please
It’s a 90L bin
Hey, i built today mine bit unfortunately while i fired up my tandoor the upper pot cracked multiple times any suggestions what to do now?
I would buy some fire cement available from Amazon or a local hardware store: fill it with the cement and smooth it off
When building a new tandoor it’s important for the first burn to be a low and long temperature burn
@@CookingwithRishi thanks for the quick reply, I first thought I would do it with clay, but I’ll do it now with fire cement.
Did the stupid mistake that I listened to my mum and she said that the tandoor first fire has to be big so I’ve put too much wood in I have like six big hole cracks in it that goes all around the pot
@MyHead16 no worries if you look I have a video on how to fix a cracked tandoor it should help! Also always recommend using lumpwood charcoal and not wood! Wood will cause soot and make it all go black too
Hi do u need make a opening in the bin to on the side
No / it has one opening in the base which gives enough airflow
Did u make it in the video and the opening is in. The bottom over the drum
amer hussain yes it’s in the video there’s a hole in the drum and a hole in the bottom pot
whats the typical temp the oven gets to please? and was the hanging full chicken a success?
Depends how much coal you put in, it can go from 100 Upto 600 Celsius! Yes I did a full chicken at around 200 degrees worked really well you just need the right tools to hang them, let me know as I have some in stock
Yeah please fire the links over please I'm in the market for the big screens as well
beer man if you email me at cookwithrishi@gmail.com I’ll sort it out for you
@@CookingwithRishi I waited for a while but purchased yesterday afternoon from a Amazon cheers anyway
No worries
Rather than using two pots and cementing them together would the design work with everything being exactly the same but using just one tall chimney pot instead? Just thinking it would save having to use an angle grinder and you could just get another terracotta saucer and use that as the lid?
I've got everything now apart from the pots and angle grinder. Found a tall terracotta chimney pot though 🤣 If it won't work I'll just get a grinder and keep looking for the right sized pots.
Yes a large pot will also work
@@CookingwithRishi legend. I'll let you know how I get on.
How to clean and remove the ashes
Please watch my other videos there is full instructions
Great video. Thanks. just next time, might be easier if you use a metal diamond coated disk when cutting your pots.
Thanks Andrew - I use wider stone cutting discs now :)
How is this to be cleaned?
Please watch my other videos which cover this
What size was the bin?
Says in the video? Have you watched it?
hi Rishi, Thanks for great video...I have purchased same pots from B&Q so am a few months behind you. you mention in a previous reply not to cook at to high a temp. initially. Do you intend increasing the temp to around 400 when the tandoor has bedded in?
Correct and usually to 300 don’t really need to go beyond
When cooking something like a full chicken I like to keep it at around 200-230
Nice design. But i dont understand why you didnt leave the coal in the chimney starter until it was white, or leave the lid off the tandoor while it was heating up. You basically slowed the heating up process right down.
Incorrect, the whole point is for the tandoor to get warm, so I just use the chimney to get it started or I start on the plate. I normally leave the lid half open and then close it when it gets properly going works perfectly.
Hi Rishi, what is the full cost of this project?
Depends on parts cheap parts you can do for £80 but with quality parts and paint £130-£150ish
Brilliant demonstration, I'm going to give this a go once I've finished off my current project. All in all how much would you say you payed to construct the oven ?
It depends on components if you buy cheap stuff can do it as cheap as £60-£80 (but it probably won’t last long term) - using quality components, iron charcoal grate, thick clay pots, correct insulation and paint etc you’re looking £150+
@@CookingwithRishi hey do u use a iron charcoal grate in the tandoor ??
Yes if you use this one
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@@CookingwithRishi thanks
Hi Rishi can you give all pot and things used in this tandoor please a list with diameters realy appreciated if is possible web site to be requested.
Hi it’s all in the video? Bought from B&Q, pots were 35cm and other 35.7cm.
Hi could I get the diameter of the terracotta plate aswell?
David Weatherall it’s in the video, the pots are from B&Q and the product item lists all the details the pots are 35 and 35.7 cm
@@CookingwithRishi Hi What size is the plate please ?
Around 7-7.5” however I would recommend getting a iron plate as after quite a lot of use my plate has unfortunately broken
For future buddy.. Use a tiling grinder blade
Thanks for the tip - I literally picked up what I could they were cheap and definitely use this/diamond for next time 👍
just watched another video using a galvanised bin... apparently heating up the metal to a higher temperature can give off Zinc fumes. Make sure its properly insulated away from the heat to avoid the risk.
Yes I know - my build insulates it well if you watch the other videos the outside of the bin doesn’t get hot at all due to the vermiculite, it is a fantastic insulator.
the full chiken ,,, BIG no, the rest is 👌🏼 👍🏼👌🏼
NAN, you can cook at 220 /240 but the nan must be thinner...
I have one proper tandoor, large size ,,,, great for BIG gatherings,,,, and I started also making great pizza in it (been in italy for 20 years) ... I made one tandoor, smaller size for (2-4 people) instead of trash bin I used another 2 ceramic pots (big size) to have a better nicer look in the garden,,,, I simply in love with tandoors ,,,, I advice to cut some Ribeyes - Strip loin into the skewers ,,, make the tandoor (tannoooor) in arabic and little charchool and you can cook for good 4 hours ..
Can I use sand instead of Vermiculite? thanks
No you must use vermiculite or you can use perlite, do not use sand
@@CookingwithRishi Thank you so much
Could I use an incinerators
Yes
@@CookingwithRishi what litre one ? Thanks
Depends on your pot sizes ideally 90L
Hi, how do you remove the asses from the tandoor after the food preparation is complete?
If you watch my other tandoor videos on my channel I show how to do this thanks
you are wrong chose a cutting wheel... you must using a cutting wheel for ceramics tile...
Thank you yes I’m aware it’s been mentioned before in the comments
where is the air door ?
There is a 54mm hole in the floor of the build - it doesn’t need a air door the hole in the floor gives a perfect amount of air in for the coal
You need more air flow from buttom and dont cover the top. Also you need to put some more clay around the pots to make them thicker so that pots xan radiate more heat before packing tandoor with insulation.
Sorry I don’t agree with any of this. 54mm hole is plenty of airflow. the clay pots are thick enough - it doesn’t need anymore, it’s the insulation that needs to be packed to keep the heat in
Use a diamond masonary wheel . Not a metal cut off wheel.
you used the wrong angle grinder blade. You needed to use the stone disc not the metal disc
Yes I’m aware thank you lots of others had advice too in comments thanks
Why.not add 3 swivel wheels to the bottom of the bin & make the whole thing portable ?
Some of the metal enclosures’ base are quite thin have tried it before but found them to be flimsy, needs a firm base with some wood it would work
Hi there hopefully that metal trash can that you’re using isn’t composed of zinc. As with high heat zinc fumes are toxic.
If you read the comments the whole point in the vermiculite is to insulate so the trash can does not get hot at all.
I think cutting the terra-cotta pot with a metal blade screwed it up for you. Next time use a blade for ceramics ...
Cut the top part a bit more so you can also cook a pizza in it.
I use a pizza stone on a Weber 57 - you can make pizza in it but personally I wouldn’t use it for that 👍
"All the gear , " "No Idea "
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@@CookingwithRishi
Actually it's...' AN' extremely helpful comment. Not 'A' extremely helpful comment.
Another helpful comment...(!)
was not expecting that accent
I’m from North England - United Kingdom :)
I have watched many of these videos and i like yours and most of the others. However, i began thinking that using clay pots that are made for plants may not have the same manufacturing standards as clay cookware. We will all hope its just clay but the regs for clay cookingware and clay flower pots might not be the same in manufacturing. Who knows what chemicals can be permitted or not based on the category of product. Heat changes the state of molecules. You never know what chemicals can be released in your food.
I did do some research - aslong as they are terracotta pure clay pots that is OK - I always do a very long season burn so I’d there was any chemicals they would be burned away and the walls are seasoned as well. The temperatures are so high it will kill any bacterium or similar. I’ve used mine, as have 1000’s others for a long time and have had zero health concerns. I hope you try to make one!