Yaadgar

Recently we celebrated a big birthday,

one of those that ends in a zero...

We went out to dinner, and instead

of going to one of the same ole,

 same old places I wanted to go

someplace new to us.

Which meant we didn't 

have a clue where to go.

Rick started driving into town.

Meanwhile I tried using a phone app

to find someplace we haven't been to. 

It was a frustrating and useless exercise.

Then I remembered that we were 

getting close to

  a new restaurant where   

one of our favorite Japanese restaurants

used to be.  It is now a

 Pakistani  and Indian Cuisine 

restaurant called Yaadgar,

which means memory.

Would you be willing to try a 

completely new to you restaurant for 

a special occasion? 

We've tried Indian food before

at a different restaurant in town.

It wasn't that great, but our 

companions told us

to try it again at some other restaurant.  

There's a good one up in

 Ashland, Oregon for a more authentic

and flavorful experience but it's a bit

far to drive up there just for dinner.

So we tried Yaadgars and we liked it.

I don't know if it would please everyone,

but we liked it. 

This is naan, a delicious flat bread.

We ordered plain, but there's also garlic,

onion, and potato (Aloo) naan.

Zeera Rice

Basmatti rice cooked with cumin seeds.

Rick ordered the Lamb Tikka Boti.

Lamb cubes marinated in special spices and

baked in a Tandoori clay oven.

It was served with two bottles of sauce,

one a mint sauce, and the other was a 

tamarind sauce. Both sauces went well 

with the lamb.

I ordered Eggplant Bharta.

The menu says it's

  eggplant baked in an oven 

and then cooked in a creamy sauce.

I expected it to look very different

than this with identifiable chunks of

eggplant. But that was just my mistaken assumption.

This was delicious with exotic spices

that I couldn't identify.  I spread it on 

pieces of naan, and it was very good.

I'm so glad we were willing to

try something new.  I definitely

would like to go back to

enjoy other dishes

that sound  interesting. 

Besides their vegetarian offerings,

 they serve dishes made with chicken,

beef, lamb and goat.

Have you ever tried goat meat?