Namaste Cafe

2512 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis
(612) 827-2496

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Crunchy Cabbage Salad with Roasted Peanuts
Creamy Masala Chicken Curry
Carrots Coconut Creme Brulee
Carrot Coconut Creme Brulee
Mango Curry with Tofu
Spicy Fried Potatoes
Chiya Chili Potatoes
Creamy Masala Curry
Tangy Mango Curry
Aloo Tikki Chaat

Menu

Featured items
Creamy Masala Curry
A rich curry prepared with cream, onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and fresh cilantro.
Punjabi Spinach Paneer
A rich curry with spinach and paneer, cooked with cream, roasted cumin seeds, puréed tomatoes, and a special blend of spices.
Chole
Chick peas cooked with onions and tomatoes, spiced with a house masala blend made of turmeric, cumin, cayenne, paprika, and fresh ginger.
Bhatura
Two deep-fried breads made with flour, yogurt, and baking powder.
Spicy Fried Potatoes
Potatoes fried in turmeric oil and spiced with cumin, paprika, cayenne, ginger, and garlic.
Coconut Spinach
Fresh spinach cooked in a coconut curry with sliced potato, cumin seeds, turmeric, ginger, garlic, and tomato.
Tangy Mango Curry
A tantalizing sweet and sour curry made with fresh mango, flavored with mustard seeds, curry leaves, cayenne, paprika, red chili, and green onions.
Coconut Shrimp Curry
A rich curry of coconut milk, shrimp, tomatoes, ginger, tamarind and coriander with green peas
Almond Curry
A curry prepared with ground almond, ginger, garlic, tomatoes and roasted spices.
Cauliflower, Peas and Potatoes
Cauliflower cooked in turmeric oil with peas and potatoes, spiced with cumin, paprika, ginger, and a hint of cayenne.

Most Popular
Punjabi Spinach Paneer
A rich curry with spinach and paneer, cooked with cream, roasted cumin seeds, puréed tomatoes, and a special blend of spices.
Coconut Spinach
Fresh spinach cooked in a coconut curry with sliced potato, cumin seeds, turmeric, ginger, garlic, and tomato.
Cauliflower, Peas and Potatoes
Cauliflower cooked in turmeric oil with peas and potatoes, spiced with cumin, paprika, ginger, and a hint of cayenne.
Paapri Chaat
House-made crunchy flour chips topped with boiled chick peas, spiced potatoes, yogurt, mustard seeds, tamarind chutney, mint chutney, coconut chutney, chopped onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and chaat masala.
Crunchy Cabbage Salad with Roasted Peanuts
A crunchy salad of shredded cabbage, red onions, carrots, green pepper, cucumber topped with pieces of roasted peanuts, and mildly dressed in a special house-made citrus dressing.
Mango Custard
Rich, creamy custard with pure vanilla over pureed mango.
Namaste Special Curry
A smooth and flavorful curry prepared with onions, tomatoes, paprika, and scallions.
Creamy Masala Curry
A rich curry prepared with cream, onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and fresh cilantro.
Paneer Salad with Bell Peppers and Tomatoes
Cubes of paneer tossed with olive oil, red onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, and a dash of garam masala.
Spicy Fried Potatoes
Potatoes fried in turmeric oil and spiced with cumin, paprika, cayenne, ginger, and garlic.
Chole
Chick peas cooked with onions and tomatoes, spiced with a house masala blend made of turmeric, cumin, cayenne, paprika, and fresh ginger.

Chai
Chai Growler
Hand brewed chai concentrate (Makes 8 cups of chai, just add your favorite milk and enjoy!)

Vegetarian Entrees
Cauliflower, Peas and Potatoes
Cauliflower cooked in turmeric oil with peas and potatoes, spiced with cumin, paprika, ginger, and a hint of cayenne.
Coconut Spinach
Fresh spinach cooked in a coconut curry with sliced potato, cumin seeds, turmeric, ginger, garlic, and tomato.
Punjabi Spinach Paneer
A rich curry with spinach and paneer, cooked with cream, roasted cumin seeds, puréed tomatoes, and a special blend of spices.
Chole
Chick peas cooked with onions and tomatoes, spiced with a house masala blend made of turmeric, cumin, cayenne, paprika, and fresh ginger.
Aloo Bodi
Black-eyed peas and potatoes spiced with turmeric, ginger, cumin, cayenne, paprika, and a dash of lime juice.
Coconut, Tofu, Mushroom and Green Peas
Cooked with tomatoes in coconut sauce with ginger and garlic.
Namaste Mixed Vegetables
Curried mixed vegetables with cauliflower, bell pepper, carrots, onions, tomatoes, and green beans.
Eggplant With Garlic and Scallions
Small cubes of eggplant sautéed in oil with soy sauce, mixed with garlic, tomatoes, and scallions.
Bheendi Masala
A delightful curry made with okra, onions, tomato, ginger, garlic, cumin, and cayenne.

Meat and Fish Entrees
Tangy Mango Curry
A tantalizing sweet and sour curry made with fresh mango, flavored with mustard seeds, curry leaves, cayenne, paprika, red chili, and green onions.
Deep Dish Lamb
A sumptuous curry with grass fed lamb cooked in a deep dish with onions, ginger, garlic, cumin, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, curry leaves
Almond Curry
A curry prepared with ground almond, ginger, garlic, tomatoes and roasted spices.
Hot and Tangy Lamb with Potatoes
A spicy curry of grass fed lamb and potatoes cooked with green chilies, onions, garlic, cloves, cardamom, black pepper, cinnamon, and malt vinegar.
Coconut Shrimp Curry
A rich curry of coconut milk, shrimp, tomatoes, ginger, tamarind and coriander with green peas
Namaste Special Curry
A smooth and flavorful curry prepared with onions, tomatoes, paprika, and scallions

Appetizers
Golgappa
Crisp house-made flour puffs filled with spiced potatoes and a delicious sauce made with tamarind, cumin, rock salt, mint, cilantro, cayenne, and chat masala.
Spicy Fried Potatoes
Potatoes fried in turmeric oil and spiced with cumin, paprika, cayenne, ginger, and garlic.
Aloo Tikki Chaat
Pan-fried potatoe patty topped with tomatoes, onions, cilantro, cayenne, chaat masala, yogurt, and mint chutney.
Chana Chatpat
A spicy, crunchy mixture of garbanzo beans, rice crispies and roasted peanuts with tomatoes, onions, scallions, cilantro, and lime juice.
Sev Puri Chaat
Six small puri topped with spiced potatoes, red onions, tomatoes, chaat masala, lemon juice, red chili, and mint chutney.
Bombay Bhel Puri
Paapri Chaat
House-made crunchy flour chips topped with boiled chick peas, spiced potatoes, yogurt, mustard seeds, tamarind chutney, mint chutney, coconut chutney, chopped onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and chaat masala.
Chili Namaste
Pieces of tender pan-fried chicken or fresh tofu sautéed with green peppers, hot chilies, onions, tomatoes and own ginger-soy sauce blend.
Fiery Shrimp
Shrimp marinated overnight in coconut milk with garlic, lime zest, and green chilies, sautéed with the marinade and a dash of black pepper.
Fried Fish
Pieces of tilapia filet dipped in lime juice and salt, lightly pan-fried and sprinkled with paprika and fresh scallions.

Dessert
Carrot Coconut Crème Brulee
Grated carrots cooked in coconut cream with cashews and raisins.
Rasmalai
Traditional dessert made with specially prepared spongy ricotta cheese in creamy milk with pistachio, cinnamon, and cardamom.
Mango Custard
Rich, creamy custard with pure vanilla over pureed mango.
Mango Sikarni
Dessert with natural whole milk yogurt drained of the whey and mixed with mango pulp, sugar, cashews, raisins, cardamom and cinnamon

On The Side
Basmati Rice
Raita
Sautéed Okra
Sautéed Green Beans
Sautéed Spinach
Yogurt
Fried Egg
Brown Rice
Quinoa

Soups and Salads
Fried Dal
Thick and savory soup of fried lentils with onions and tomatoes.
Crunchy Cabbage Salad with Roasted Peanuts
A crunchy salad of shredded cabbage, red onions, carrots, green pepper, cucumber topped with pieces of roasted peanuts, and mildly dressed in a special house-made citrus dressing.
Paneer Salad with Bell Peppers and Tomatoes
Cubes of paneer tossed with olive oil, red onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, and a dash of garam masala.
Spinach Salad with Tomatoes
A flavorful salad of fresh baby spinach and tomatoes lightly mixed with ground mustard, lime juice, ginger, and garlic oil

Breads
Cheese Paratha
Layered roti with local cheddar cooked in butter.
Bhatura
Two deep-fried breads made with flour, yogurt, and baking powder.
Aloo Paratha
Layered roti with potato filling cooked in butter.
Spinach Paratha
Layered roti with spinach cooked in butter.
Garlic Paratha
Layered roti with garlic cooked in butter.
Roti
Healthful and filling wheat bread cooked without oil.
Plain Paratha
Layered roti cooked in butter.

Featured items
Creamy Masala Curry
A rich curry prepared with cream, onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and fresh cilantro.
Jackfruit Bamboo-shoot Curry
Curry cooked with exotic jackfruit and bamboo-shoot, fresh tomatoes and onions spiced with black cardamom, green cardamom and garam masala.
Bhatura
Two deep-fried breads made with flour, yogurt, and baking powder.
Spicy Fried Potatoes
Potatoes fried in turmeric oil and spiced with cumin, paprika, cayenne, ginger, and garlic.
Chole
Chick peas cooked with onions and tomatoes, spiced with a house masala blend made of turmeric, cumin, cayenne, paprika, and fresh ginger.
Cauliflower, Peas and Potatoes
Cauliflower cooked in turmeric oil with peas and potatoes, spiced with cumin, paprika, ginger and a hint of cayenne.
Crunchy Cabbage Salad with Roasted Peanuts
A crunchy salad of shredded cabbage, red onions, carrots, green pepper, cucumber topped with pieces of roasted peanuts, and mildly dressed in a special house-made citrus dressing.
Fried Dal
Thick and savory soup of fried lentils with onions and tomatoes.
Golgappa
Crisp house-made flour puffs filled with spiced potatoes and a delicious sauce made with tamarind, cumin, rock salt, mint, cilantro, cayenne, and chat masala.
Sev Puri Chaat
Six small puri topped with spiced potatoes, red onions, tomatoes, chaat masala, lemon juice, red chili, and mint chutney.

Most Popular
Creamy Masala Curry
A rich curry prepared with cream, onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and fresh cilantro.
Paapri Chaat
House-made crunchy flour chips topped with boiled chick peas, spiced potatoes, yogurt, mustard seeds, tamarind chutney, mint chutney, coconut chutney, chopped onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and chaat masala.
Crunchy Cabbage Salad with Roasted Peanuts
A crunchy salad of shredded cabbage, red onions, carrots, green pepper, cucumber topped with pieces of roasted peanuts, and mildly dressed in a special house-made citrus dressing.
Spicy Fried Potatoes
Potatoes fried in turmeric oil and spiced with cumin, paprika, cayenne, ginger, and garlic.
Paneer Salad with Bell Peppers and Tomatoes
Cubes of paneer tossed with olive oil, red onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, and a dash of garam masala.
Chole
Chick peas cooked with onions and tomatoes, spiced with a house masala blend made of turmeric, cumin, cayenne, paprika, and fresh ginger.

Chai
Chai Growler
Hand brewed chai concentrate (Makes 8 cups of chai, just add your favorite milk and enjoy!)

Entrees
Jackfruit Bamboo-shoot Curry
Curry cooked with exotic jackfruit and bamboo-shoot, fresh tomatoes and onions spiced with black cardamom, green cardamom and garam masala.
Creamy Masala Curry
A rich curry prepared with cream, onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and fresh cilantro.
Aloo Bodi
Black-eyed peas and potatoes spiced with turmeric, ginger, cumin, cayenne, paprika, and a dash of lime juice.
Red Hot Stir-Fried Noodles
Stir-fried noodles with carrots, peas, cabbage, onions, red chilies, green chilies, spiced with cumin, and szechuan pepper.
Fried Rice
Fried rice with eggs, onions, green peas, mushrooms, scallions, spiced with soy sauce, ginger, garlic, a dash of cumin, and cayenne.
Kichidi
A risotto-like South-Asian rice dish cooked with green mung beans, cumin seeds, ginger, garlic, cloves, and cinnamon.
Cauliflower, Peas and Potatoes
Cauliflower cooked in turmeric oil with peas and potatoes, spiced with cumin, paprika, ginger and a hint of cayenne.
Chole
Chick peas cooked with onions and tomatoes, spiced with a house masala blend made of turmeric, cumin, cayenne, paprika, and fresh ginger.
Roti Wrap
A delicious mix of black chick peas, crunchy cabbage, fresh tomatoes, green peppers, red onions, and cilantro wrapped in a whole wheat roti.

Dessert
Mango Custard
Rich, creamy custard with pure vanilla over pureed mango.
Rasmalai
Traditional dessert made with specially prepared spongy ricotta cheese in creamy milk with pistachio, cinnamon, and cardamom.
Carrot Coconut Crème Brulee
Grated carrots cooked in coconut cream with cashews and raisins.
Mango Sikarni
Dessert with natural whole milk yogurt drained of the whey and mixed with mango pulp, sugar, cashews, raisins, cardamom and cinnamon

Small Bites
Spicy Fried Potatoes
Potatoes fried in turmeric oil and spiced with cumin, paprika, cayenne, ginger, and garlic.
Golgappa
Crisp house-made flour puffs filled with spiced potatoes and a delicious sauce made with tamarind, cumin, rock salt, mint, cilantro, cayenne, and chat masala.
Aloo Tikki Chaat
Pan-fried potatoe patty topped with tomatoes, onions, cilantro, cayenne, chaat masala, yogurt, and mint chutney.
Sev Puri Chaat
Six small puri topped with spiced potatoes, red onions, tomatoes, chaat masala, lemon juice, red chili, and mint chutney.
Paapri Chaat
House-made crunchy flour chips topped with boiled chick peas, spiced potatoes, yogurt, mustard seeds, tamarind chutney, mint chutney, coconut chutney, chopped onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and chaat masala.
Bombay Bhel Puri
Chana Chatpat
A spicy, crunchy mixture of garbanzo beans, rice crispies and roasted peanuts with tomatoes, onions, scallions, cilantro, and lime juice.
Chili Namaste
Pieces of tender pan-fried chicken or fresh tofu sautéed with green peppers, hot chilies, onions, tomatoes and own ginger-soy sauce blend.

On The Side
Basmati Rice
Sautéed Okra
Raita
Sautéed Green Beans
Yogurt
Sautéed Spinach
Fried Egg
Brown Rice
Quinoa

Soups and Salads
Fried Dal
Thick and savory soup of fried lentils with onions and tomatoes.
Spinach Salad with Tomatoes
A flavorful salad of fresh baby spinach and tomatoes lightly mixed with ground mustard, lime juice, ginger, and garlic oil
Crunchy Cabbage Salad with Roasted Peanuts
A crunchy salad of shredded cabbage, red onions, carrots, green pepper, cucumber topped with pieces of roasted peanuts, and mildly dressed in a special house-made citrus dressing.
Paneer Salad with Bell Peppers and Tomatoes
Cubes of paneer tossed with olive oil, red onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, and a dash of garam masala.

Breads
Cheese Paratha
Layered roti with local cheddar cooked in butter.
Bhatura
Two deep-fried breads made with flour, yogurt, and baking powder.
Aloo Paratha
Layered roti with potato filling cooked in butter.
Spinach Paratha
Layered roti with spinach cooked in butter.
Garlic Paratha
Layered roti with garlic cooked in butter.
Roti
Healthful and filling wheat bread cooked without oil.
Plain Paratha
Layered roti cooked in butter.

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Recent Reviews

We found a new favorite restaurant in Colette! We were able to get an early dinner reservation and the restaurant was quiet as we arrived at 5:15. By the time we left it was full and energetic. Our server, Tiffany, was outstanding in going over the menu, highlighting new dishes on the menu and recommending her favorites. We enjoyed a cocktail and wine while we noshed on the warm bread and butter straight from Vermont. It's worth the splurge for bread and butter. We shared...
November 2025
We had a 4:15 res'y and I asked if we could be seated somewhere nice since it was our anniversary. They put us directly next to the only other people in the restaurant which was awkward. Since it wasn't busy yet, we heard each other's conversations. I didn't ask to be moved though and it almost ruined things. Just perplexed on this one. Seems common sense to me. They eventually left and it got busier and louder and full..
November 2025
We loved our experience at Colette! The staff was wonderful and very knowledgeable. Everything we ordered off the menu exceeded our expectation. Hands-down, the best steak tartare that I've ever had. Great wine selection also. We cannot wait to come back.
October 2025

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Namaste Cafe

2512 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55405
(612) 827-2496