Yak & Yeti

Name: Yak & Yeti
Address: 611 Emory Drive, Owensboro, KY, 42301, US

Daily 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Momo: Nepali and Tibetan steamed dumplings filled with spiced minced chicken, buffalo, pork or vegetables, served with a tomato-sesame or chili dipping sauce (achar). Jhol momo come in a spiced soup; kothey are pan-fried; chilli momo are tossed in an Indo-Chinese-style sauce. On this menu as: Momo (dumplings) · Yak Momo.
Tandoori: Cooked in a tandoor, a deep, charcoal- or gas-fired clay oven that reaches very high heat. Tandoori chicken is bone-in pieces marinated in yogurt, lemon, ginger-garlic and spices (the red color is mostly Kashmiri chili or food coloring), skewered and roasted until charred. Naan is slapped onto the same oven's walls. On this menu as: Tandoori Chicken.
Naan: A leavened, teardrop-shaped bread slapped onto the wall of the tandoor, blistered and brushed with butter or ghee. Garlic, butter and cheese naan are standard; keema naan is stuffed with spiced mince, peshwari with coconut and dried fruit. Kulcha is the flakier, often stuffed (potato, onion, paneer) Punjabi relative. On this menu as: Naan.
Garam masala: "Masala" simply means a spice blend, or the sauce built on one. Garam masala ("warm blend") is the finishing mix of cardamom, cinnamon, clove, cumin, black pepper and other whole spices toasted and ground, added at the end of cooking for aroma rather than heat. Every region and household has its own proportions. On this menu as: Himalayan Masala Tea.

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