Tandoor Chef (Tandoor Kebab / Breads) at Cilantro Restaurant

Job Title: Tandoor Chef (Tandoor Kebab / Breads)

Responsibilities

• Heating and Maintaining: Heating the tandoor to the right temperature and managing it throughout the cooking process to ensure consistent results.
• Cleaning and Maintenance: Regularly cleaning and maintaining the tandoor for optimal performance and hygiene.
• Cooking Tandoor Dishes:
• Kebabs and Meats: Preparing and cooking a variety of kebabs, including chicken tikka, seekh kebabs, lamb, and fish, by marinating and skewering meats.
• Breads: Making traditional breads like naan, roti, and paratha, and ensuring they are cooked evenly.
• Food Preparation and Marination:
• Marinating Proteins: Preparing and marinating meats, fish, and vegetables using various spices, yogurt, and other ingredients to achieve desired flavors.
• Bread Dough: Kneading dough and preparing batches for the tandoor.
• Quality Control and Presentation
• Ensuring Quality: Monitoring cooking to ensure consistent quality, texture, and flavors.
• Presentation: Plating tandoor items attractively before serving.
• Inventory and Supplies Management
• Managing Ingredients: Tracking supplies of ingredients like spices, flour, and meats, and coordinating restocking when needed.
• Skewers and Tools: Ensuring skewers, brushes, and other tools are maintained and cleaned.
• Health and Safety Standards
• Food Safety: Adhering to food safety guidelines, particularly due to high temperatures and open flames in the tandoor.
• Temperature Control: Ensuring meats are cooked to safe temperatures to prevent foodborne illnesses.
• Menu Development (Optional)
• Innovation: Contributing to menu development with new recipes or variations on traditional tandoor dishes.
• Specials and Promotions: Occasionally suggesting or creating special tandoor items for promotions or events.

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is 15th November 2024. Therefore qualified and interested candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the job title as the subject of the mail.