ando ori ▁ch icken ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁Har app an ▁civil ization ▁and ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁B CE . ▁His ▁team ▁has ▁found ▁ancient ▁o vens ▁at ▁Har app an ▁sites ▁which ▁are ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁t ando ors ▁so ▁popular ▁in ▁the ▁P un j ab . ▁Phys ical ▁remains ▁of ▁ch icken ▁b ones ▁with ▁char ▁marks ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁un ear th ed . ▁ ▁However ▁t ando ori ▁ch icken ▁as ▁a ▁d ish ▁origin ated ▁in ▁the ▁P un j ab ▁before ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁India ▁and ▁Pakistan . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁t ando ori ▁ch icken ▁was ▁popular ised ▁at ▁Mot i ▁Mah al ▁in ▁P esh aw ar ▁by ▁K und an ▁L al ▁J aggi , ▁Th ak ur ▁D ass , ▁and ▁K und an ▁L al ▁Gu j ral , ▁who ▁are ▁all ▁P un j abi ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Mot i ▁Mah al ▁restaurant . ▁ ▁Na an ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁Lar ous se ▁G astr onom ique ▁( 2 0 1 8 ) ▁cul inary ▁reference ▁book , ▁" the ▁P un j abi ▁na an ▁is ▁a ▁white - fl our , ▁ye asted ▁flat ▁bread ▁en rich ed ▁with ▁a ▁little ▁g he e ▁– ▁its ▁te ar - shape ▁comes ▁from ▁being ▁sla pped ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁a ▁t ando or ▁o ven ▁and ▁b aked ▁partly