Blue Nile Menu

Name: Blue Nile
Telephone: (612) 338-3000
Price range: $$

(612) 338-3000

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2027 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404

Ethiopian

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Main

Appetizers

Sambusa Fooni

$5.75

crisp pastry shells stuffed with sauteed beef, onion, jalapeno and herbs.

Baajiya

$5.25

spiced garbanzo bean patties flavored with parsley and herbs, then fried in vegetable oil.

Gosa Gosa

$8.25

a sampler of sambusa fooni, sambusa missira, baajiya, shafut and our house salad.

Sambusa Missiraa

$5.50

crispy pastries stuffed with sauteed lentils, onion, jalapeno, garlic and herbs.

Shafut

$4.95

biddeena (ethiopian bread) soaked in east african spiced butter milk and chitney sauce (served cold).

Soup Of The Day

3.50

ask your served about our homemade soup of the day.

$Salads

Salataa Manaa

$4.75

a crisp, garden house salad topped with vegetables in an authentic house olive oil and lemon vinaigrette.

Salataa Harar

6.75

harar salad garnished with colorful veggies, hard boiled egg, baajiya, potato, lettuce, beets and tahini, in a bed of shafut.

$Meat Entrees

Maraka (wate): a meat stew entree, made distinctively by the use of barbarre (ethiopian spice blend).

Maraka Lukku

$10.25

chicken marinated in spiced sauce and cooked with ethiopian spiced butter, onion, tomato, garlic and a touch of ginger. served in the traditional way with a boiled egg.

Maraka Sangaa

$10.95

tender beef simmered in baerbarre sauce and flavored with ginger root, garlic, and exotic ethiopian spices.

Maraka Sangaa Hurdii

$10.50

delectable chunks of beef and potato cubes simmered in a mild curry sauce.

Maraka Hoolaa

12.50

delicious cubed lamb simmered in barbarre sauce; flavored with ginger root, garlic and other exotic spices.

$Meat Entrees 1

Akaawii (tibse): a lean meat sauteed with our own blend of herbs, prepared either mild, medium or hot.

Lukku Akaawii

$11.75

flavored cubed chicken, sauteed with onion, tomato, cilantro and our blend of spices.

Sangaa Akaawii

$12.25

tender cubed beef sauteed in our special blend of spices, with onions, tomatoes, cilantro, garlic and a touch of ginger.

Kataffii

$15.95

ethiopian style steak tartar, seasoned to a rich flavor, with blue nile's spices, spiced butter and mit'mit'a, served lightly cooked or well done.

Hoolaa Akaawii

13.75

tender lamb pieces marinated in a rich blend of spices, and delicately sauteed with onions, tomatoes and cilantro.

$Vegetarian Entrees

Kurumbaa

$9.95

shredded cabbage, potatoes, carrots and onions perfectly blended in a mildly spicy vegetable broth.

Fasuuliya

$9.50

hearty green beans, carrots, onions and garlic cooked in a mild sauce, and lightly flavored with ethiopian spiced butter.

Raafuu

10.75

a health blend of kale, carrots, onion and potatoes cooked to perfection with an exotic east african of spices.

$Vegetarian Entrees 1

Items below are served with biddenna and one side dish.

Okaa

$7.25

ground chickpea roasted with barbarre sauce, onions, ginger and tomatoes.

Foule

$8.75

fava beans sauteed with onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, garlic, ginger and a blend of spices.

Missiraa Gurracha

$8.75

tasty dark lentils cooked with onions, garlic, jalapenos and our house sauce.

Missiraa Diimaa

$10.25

spicy red lentils cooked with barbarre, onions, and garlic.

Kikkii

8.75

delicately mild yellow split peas cooked with onions, jalapenos, garlic and a blend of spices.

$House Specials

Entrees below are accompanied with basmati rice.

Ruuza Ifi Daqqaa

$10.75

ground beef sauteed in a blend of tasty spices and slowly cooked with a rich thick sauce.

Ruuza Ifi Kudraa

$10.75

a sauteed blend of assorted vegetables in an ethiopian spiced butter and our blend of spices.

Lukku Ifi Kudraa

$12.95

chicken cooked with assorted vegetables in a blend of african herbs.

Haniida

$15.95

a savory lamb shoulder marinated and grilled in our special blend of spices accompanied with rich ground beef sauce, and a side of atriya (vermicelli delicately browned and sweetened with spices and honey).

Qurxummii

15.95

tender shrimp and assorted vegetables lightly sauteed in a blend of our house seasonings and ethiopian butter.

$Combanation Samplers

Gosa Gosa A

$13.95

a delightful combination sampler of the blue nile's vegetarian entrees (excluding the raafuu and fasuuliya). serving size: one person.

Gosa Gosa B

$14.50

a sampler tray of your choice of three entrees from the vegetarian and maraka dishes. serving size: one person.

Gosa Gosa C

22.50

a sampler platter of all of the maraka dishes (ethiopian style stew dishes) and all of the vegetarian entrees in gosa gosa a. serving size: two people.

$Tast Of The Middle East

Entrees below are served with fries and salad.

Chicken Combo

$12.25

fire grilled chicken breast cubes with onions, tomatoes and bell peppers.

Shawarma Combo

$11.25

a mixture of beef and lamb strips with spices, marinated greek spices in greek style.

Blue Nile Combo

$12.25

a sampler platter of shawarma, hummus, babaganoush and pita bread.

Shish Kabab Combo

13.95

fire grilled cubes of lamb meat with onions, tomatoes and bell peppers.

$Desserts

Brownie Supreme

$4.50

a moist, warm brownie covered in chocolate ice cream and garnished with chocolate syrup, whipped cream and nuts.

Bread Pudding

$3.95

an unforgettable ethiopian version of bread pudding. a must for all bread pudding lovers.

Kurayba

$2.25

a delicious cardamom cookie.

Pecan Carmel Sundae

$3.75

ice cream covered with caramel, pecans, and whipped cream.

Baklava

$3.50

a delicious phyllo dough crust filled with cashews, lemony syrup, and a taste of blue nile spices.

Carrot Cake

3.95

the best carrot cake in town, topped with honey cream sauce.

$Lounge - Sandwiches

A side order of french fries with an order of sandwich is for an extra $1.75.

Blue Nile Chicken Sandwich

$7.50

topped with grilled onion, bell pepper, tomato & feta cheese.

Chicken Sandwich

$6.50-6.75

with cheese.

Nile Burger

$6.00-6.25

lightly seasoned choice beef patty & with cheese.

Shawarma

$8.50

a generous portion of beef & lamb, served with lettuce, onion, tomato topped with seasoned white sauce.

Falafel

6.25

falafel balls with lettuce, tomato & tahini.

$Lounge - Light Foods

Sambussa Fooni

$5.75

crisp pastry stuffed with spiced beef.

Sambussa Missiraa

$5.50

crisp pastry stuffed with lentil.

Nile Wings (5)

$6.50-11.50

Hummus

$4.25

garbanzo beans, tahini, garlic & lemon juice.

Baajiya

$5.25

spiced garbanzo beans patties deep fried.

Baba Ganouje

$5.95

pureed eggplant, garlic, lemon juice & olive oil.

Cheese Sticks

$5.75

Onion Rings

$5.75

French Fries

$3.00

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