Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Yak & Yeti in Somerville

Many people have told me to go to Yak & Yeti for great Indian and Nepali food, but I never had the opportunity to go until a few weeks ago.

Z and I went with his brother and his girlfriend before she jetted off to Turkey (oh, how I wish I studied abroad in college), and this ended up being a great send-off meal.

We started with the Vegetable Platter ($7.99), which consisted of samosa, vegetable pakora, paneer pakora, and aloo tikki.


Everything on this platter was delightfully well-seasoned and ideally fried while lacking any excess grease. We all were slightly addicted to the mint sauce that was served alongside everything, too. 

For my meal, I went with the Aloo Mutter ($10.99), made with green peas and potatoes that were cooked with ginger, garlic, onion, and mild spices. (It was also served with basmati rice).


I got my Aloo Mutter spicy, and it had just the right kick of heat without being too overpowering. This dish was also incredibly well-seasoned, and I had a hard time not eating the entire serving in one sitting (Indian leftovers are the best!).

We also all shared a slew of Indian breads that Z ordered for the table (he studied abroad in India while in college - he knows his stuff), and all were fantastic. 

We really enjoyed our first meal at Yak & Yeti, and I definitely plan to return. [Side note: I used a Restaurant.com gift card for this meal - great way to save a few bucks here!].

Did you study abroad in college? If yes, where did you go?



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9 comments:

  1. Those are some of my favorite dishes - and you're right the mint raita is addictive. I've been interested to try this place since there aren't too many Nepalese restaurants in Boston.

    Never studied abroad in college -- a privilege reserved for the privileged, I'm afraid. But since I graduated so young and took my first job overseas, it was more or less the same thing.

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  2. My husband would love this place. Sounds and looks delicious!

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  3. I love Yak and Yeti! My favorite was the coconut and almond naan. :-)

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    1. Oooh, I will have to try that next time!

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    2. So good. :-) And I realized I didn't answer the question you asked! I traveled to Ireland, Mexico and Spain in college. Ireland was by far my favorite. Although the food in Spain was outstanding.

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    3. Wow! That's awesome. Ireland is on my "must-go" list. That must have been amazing!

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  4. Looks delicious! I never studied abroad. I always planned to go to Spain but never ended up going. My sister is studying abroad in Australia now... soooo jealous!

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    1. Australia sounds amazing. She must be having a blast!

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  5. I haven't been to Yak and Yeti, even though I live so close! I'll have to try it soon. I spent a semester of college living in London and traveling around Europe hitting Paris, Italy, Barcelona, and Prague. I almost chickened out and am so glad I went through with it! The food in each country was amazing.

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