Indian2Nite brings North Indian cooking to a warmly coloured dining room on Palmerston North's George Street. An orange glow and large tiger portraits give the room a theatrical identity without making it feel formal, so the restaurant can suit both a relaxed supper and a more deliberate night out. Tables can be reserved for dine-in meals, while takeaway and delivery remain practical alternatives. The breadth of the menu encourages a traditional shared approach: several starters, curries, rice and breads can be placed in the centre for everyone to explore.
The opening dishes show the kitchen's range of textures and cooking methods. Vegetable samosas arrive with their spiced potato-and-pea filling, while mixed pakora and onion bhaji turn vegetables and chickpea batter into crisp, savoury bites. Paneer tikka offers a meat-free route into the tandoor, alongside chicken tikka and bone-in tandoori chicken. A mixed platter combines several grilled and fried starters, making it a useful introduction for two diners who want variety before choosing their curries.
Those curries extend well beyond a single house style. Butter chicken provides a mild, creamy reference point, while Punjabi chicken, karahi chicken and bhuna chicken bring different balances of tomato, onion and spice. Lamb saagwala folds meat into a spinach sauce, and beef madras heads towards coconut and deeper heat. Seafood has its own presence through butter prawn, fish masala and seafood masala, allowing a table to contrast rich, aromatic sauces with dishes that put fish or prawns at the centre.
Vegetarian diners can build an equally complete meal from lentil daals, paneer curries and malai kofta rather than relying only on side dishes. Biryani adds a fragrant rice option for chicken, lamb or vegetables, and the bread list covers familiar garlic naan as well as the restaurant's special naan filled with fruit and nuts. That sweet-savoury bread is especially useful beside a stronger curry. With tandoor cooking, seafood, vegetarian mains and a wide choice of breads all represented, Indian2Nite rewards a table that orders across several sections and shares.
Address: 22 George Street, Palmerston North 4410, New Zealand
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Indian2nite Menu
Most Popular
Butter Chicken
Tender pieces of boneless chicken half cooked in tandoor and finished in a creamy tomato flavoured sauce.
Pappadums – Each
Roti
Hand rolled bread made from wholemeal & white flour , garnished with butter.
Naan
Plain flour bread cooked in the tandoor , garnished with butter.
Garlic Naan
Plain flour bread stuffed with garlic.
Cheese & Garlic Naan
Stuffed with cheddar cheese and garlic.
Combo
Dinner Combo
1 VEG/CHICKEN MAIN +1 RICE +1 BUTTER NAAN + 1 CAN OF DRINK
Veg Entree
Onion Bhaji
Sliced onions stirred through chickpea batter and flash fried.
Vegetable Samosa
Triangular pastry filled with potatoes, peas and flavoured with spices.
Mixed Pakoras
Chopped vegetables spiced and dipped in batter then deep fried.
Paneer Tikka
Cottage cheese pieces marinated with yoghurt, spices and then cooked in the oven.
Paneer Pakora
Cottage cheese pieces marinated with yoghurt and chana flour, spices and then deep fried.
Vegetable Platter For Two
Vegetable samosa, onion bhaji, vegetable pakora and spring rolls.
Hara Bhara Kabab
A delicacy of Spinach stuffed with cottage cheese, nuts, herbs and shallow deep fried.
Samosa Chaat-Vegetable
Crushed Triangular pastry filled with potatoes and peas, succulently flavoured with spices, onion & chutney
Chole Bhature
Spiced chickpea curry served with fluffy, deep- fried bread, a classic hearty North Indian favorite.
Poori Chole
Spiced chickpea curry served with fluffy, deep- fried bread, a classic hearty North Indian favorite.
Chatpati Soya Chaap
Crushed Triangular pastry filled with potatoes and peas, succulently flavoured with spices, onion & chutney
Malai Soya Chaap
Crushed Triangular pastry filled with potatoes and peas, succulently flavoured with spices, onion & chutney
Non – Veg Entree
Tandoori Chicken
Chicken (with bone) marinated in yoghurt, spices and cooked in the tandoor. Served on a hot sizzling plate with mint sauce.
Chicken Tikka – 4 Piece
Juicy morsels of boneless chicken marinated in spices overnight and slow roasted in the tandoor.
Chicken Pakoras
Boneless chicken dipped in spiced batter and deep fried.
Malahi Tikka – 4 Piece
Chicken pieces marinated with yoghurt, spices and then cooked in the oven.
Methi Tikka – 4 Piece
Chicken pieces marinated with yoghurt, spices and then cooked in the oven.
Mixed Platter For Two
A selection of various entrees for two(samosa, pakora, chicken tikka & seekh kabab.
Tandoori Mixed Platter For Two
Tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, seekh kebab, malahi tikka
Seekh Kebab – 4 Piece
Skewered lamb imbued with spices and cooked over the tandoor.
Jal Pari – 8 Piece
Prawns steeped in egg batter, flash fried in vegetable oil and served amidst a green salad featuring Indian two nite sweet and sour sauce.
Fried Fish – 8 Piece
Indian style, marinated in spices, lemon juice, battered and deep fried.
Fish and Chips
Battered fish served with hot chips
Hot Dogs and Chips
Battered hot dog served with hot chips
Chicken Nuggets and Chips
Chicken nuggets served with hot chips
Mains – Veg
Daal Fry
Lentils cooked with onion, garlic, tomato and herbs fried in a pan. Goes well with pickles. (recommended by chefs)
Dal Makhani
Lentils stewed on a slow fire overnight, garnished with ginger and coriander.
Aloo Gobhi
Potato, cauliflower florets cooked together, garnished with ginger and coriander. Goes well with raita. (recommended by chefs)
Chana Masala
Boiled chickpeas cooked with onion, green chillies, coriander and mixed spice. Goes well with chutney (recommended by chefs)
Bombay Aloo
Fresh potato cooked with cumin seeds and herbs.
Aloo Jeera
Fresh potato coked with cumin seed and herbs
Navratan Korma
Fresh mixed vegetables cooked in a creamy sauce.
Saag Aloo
A laid back and lightly spiced puree of spinach with your choice of potato or cottage cheese. C
Saag Paneer
A laid back and lightly spiced puree of spinach with your choice of potato or cottage cheese. Comes with basmati rice.
Malai Kofta
Mashed potatoes, cottage cheese balls deep fried and cooked in gravy.
Paneer Tikka Masala
Paneer / mushroom cooked in onion, tomato gravy with diced onion and capsicum.
Mushroom Tikka Masala
Mushroom cooked in onion, tomato gravy with diced onion and capsicum. Comes with basmati rice.
Karahi Paneer
Cottage cheese cooked in special pan with onion, capsicum , special blend of masala.
Shahi Paneer
Cubes of cottage cheese cooked in cashew tomato flavoured sauce.
Paneer Makhani
Cubes of cottage cheese cooked in cashew tomato flavoured sauce.
Butter Paneer
Cubes of cottage cheese cooked in cashew nut, tomato flavoured rich gravy with sweet flavour
Paneer Khandari
Cubes of cottage cheese cooked in cashew nut, tomato, cream flavoured gravy with tangy flavour
Paneer Mattar
Potatoes, cottage cheese and peas cooked together in a subtle spicy gravy.
Aloo Mattar
Potatoes, cottage cheese and peas cooked together in a subtle spicy gravy.
Soya Chaap Tikka Masala
Soya Chaap cooked in onion, tomato gravy with diced onion & capsicum
Khandari Soya Chaap
Cubes of Soya Chaap cooked in cashew nut, tomato, cream flavoured gravy with tangy flavour
Soya Chaap Makhani
Cubes of Soya Chaap cooked in cashew nut, tomato, cream flavoured gravy
Mains – Chicken
Butter Chicken
Tender pieces of boneless chicken half cooked in tandoor and finished in a creamy tomato flavoured sauce.
Chicken Korma
Boneless pieces of chicken cooked in cashew nut and yoghurt sauce then garnished with cream. (chefs special)
Chicken Vindaloo
Spicy curry straight from the beaches of Goa and cooked in hot vindaloo sauce. Goes well with raita.(recommended by chefs)
Chicken Madras
Delicious Curry garnished, prepared with coconut sauce , South Indian style.
Chicken Tikka Masala
Succulent tender chicken pieces cooked in a spicy sauce with green peppers and sliced onions.
Punjabi Chicken
Fresh tender cooked chicken with tomatoes, coriander powder and cumin powder with rich onion gravy.
Mango Chicken
Tender pieces of chicken cooked in mango sauce and spices.
Apricot Chicken
Tender pieces of chicken cooked in apricot sauce and spices.
Chicken Khandari
Cubes of chicken cooked in cashew nut, tomato, cream flavoured gravy with tangy flavour
Chicken Jal Frazie
Boneless chicken pieces cooked with juliennes of onion, tomato, capsicum, carrot and onion sauce.
Bhunna Chicken
Boneless chicken pieces cooked in a thick onion, tomato, capsicum and cashew nut gravy.
Lemon Chicken
Boneless chicken pieces cooked with capsicum, garlic , onion slices with fresh lemon.
Chicken Dhansak
Dhansak is a traditional parsi dish, cooked with lentil & vegetables, sweet & sour taste.
Garlic Chicken
Boneless chicken pieces cooked with crushed garlic.
Chicken Saagwala
A royal choice meat dish cooked in spice laced spinach sauce.
Indian 2Nite Special
Boneless chicken pieces, cooked in onions, tomato gravy and garnished with egg.
Mains – Lamb
Lamb Vindaloo
Spicy curry straight from the beaches of Goa, cooked in hot vindaloo sauce. Goes well with raita.
Lamb Madras
Delicious Curry garnished and prepared with coconut sauce in South Indian style.
Lamb Mushroom Masala
Mushroom, onions added to the brown gravy and tender lamb pieces flavoured.
Lamb Rogan Josh
Diced meat cooked in traditional North Indian style.
Lamb Nawabi
Sauteed lamb with onions & tomatoes, garnished & flavoured with cashew nuts and onions.
Lamb Saagwala
A royal choice Meat dish cooked in spice laced spinach sauce.
Lamb Kadhai
Tender meat pieces cooked with capsicum, onion and coriander seed.
Lamb Tikka Masala
Tender lamb pieces cooked with capsicum, onion, tomato and sauce.
Lamb Jalfrezi
Boneless meat cooked with juliennes of onion, tomato, capsicum, vegetables, tempered with coriander and ginger.
Bhuna Lamb
Boneless pieces cooked in a thick onion, tomato, capsicum and cashew nut gravy.
Achari Gosht
Cooked with Mustard oil, ginger, garlic, onion seeds, fenugreek seed, spice intense in Indian pickle flavour , normally served hot.
Mains – Goat
Goat Curry
Fresh tender Goat pieces with tomatoes and coriander powder, cumin powder with rich onion gravy.
Goat Handi
Succulent tender goat pieces cooked in a spicy sauce with green peppers and sliced onions
Goat Korma
Goat pieces cooked in cashew nut and yoghurt sauce then garnished with cream.
Goat Vindaloo
Spicy Goat curry straight from the beaches of Goa, cooked in hot vindaloo sauce. Goes well with raita
Mains – Beef
Beef Shahi Korma
Beef cooked in cashew nut sauce.
Beef Vindaloo(recommended by chefs)
Spicy curry straight from the beaches of Goa and cooked in hot vindaloo sauce. Goes well with raita.
Beef Madras
Delicious curry garnished & prepared with coconut sauce in South Indian style.
Beef Mushroom Masala
Succulent mushroom, onions added to the brown gravy and tender lamb pieces flavoured.
Beef Rogan Josh
Diced meat cooked in traditional North Indian style.
Bhuna Beef
Boneless beef pieces cooked in a thick onion, tomato, capsicum and cashew nut gravy.
Beef Jalfrezi
Boneless meat cooked with juliennes of onion, tomato & capsicum with vegetables , tempered with coriander.
Beef Kadhai
Tender meat pieces cooked with capsicum, onion and coriander seed.
Beef Saagwala
A royal choice Meat dish cooked in spice laced spinach sauce.
Mains – Seafood
Butter Prawn
Prawns or fish cooked in creamy tomato flavoured sauce.
Butter Fish
Fish cooked in creamy tomato flavoured sauce. Comes with basmati rice.
Karahi Fish
Deep fried boneless pieces of fish cooked in a spicy sauce with green peppers and sliced onion. Comes with basmati rice.
Karahi Prawn
Deep fried boneless pieces of fish or prawns cooked in a spicy sauce with green peppers and sliced onion.
Fish Curry
Fish fillets cooked in a fine tomato paste and Goan curry sauce.
Prawn Curry
Prawn cooked in a fine tomato paste and Goan curry sauce. Comes with basmati rice.
Fish Masala
Fresh fish pieces cooked in onion, tomato sauce and ground spices. Comes with basmati rice.
Prawn Jalfrezi
Marinated prawn cooked in a charcoal oven, with capsicum, onion, vegetable and tomato.
Prawn Saagwala
A prawn cooked in spice laced spinach gravy.
Mixed Seafood Masala
Mixed seafood cooked in creamy tomato onion gravy and ground spices.
Indo Chinese – Non-Veg
Chicken Lollipops
. Especially cut chicken wings cooked in Chef’s special homemade sauce.(5pcs)
Chilli Chicken
Boneless chicken pieces cooked with cornflour, chilli sauce, and soy sauce, capsicums and onion served in semi dry gravy.
Chicken Manchurian
Chicken cubes coated with flours, cooked in Manchurian sauce.
Fried Rice Chicken
Steamed rice stir fried with chicken and garnished with scallion onions.
Chicken Noodles
Indian Style Noodles with chicken and vegetables
Indo-Chinese – Veg
Manchurian Veg
Various Vegetables in Indo Chinese Batter and tossed in Manchurian sauce.
Fried Rice Veg
Steamed rice stir fried with vegetables tossed with green peas and garnished with scallions onions.
Chilly Paneer
Cottage cheese pieces fired with stuffed with cottage cheese, nuts and herbs and shallow deep fried.
Veg Noodles
Indian Style Noodles with vegetables
Rice
Plain Rice
Plain steamed rice.
Jeera Rice
Plain basmati rice cooked in cumin seed.
Pulaw Rice
Yellow fried rice with cashew & fried onion.
Kashmiri Pulao
Yellow rice cooked with nuts.
Vegetable Pulao
Yellow rice cooked with mixed vegetables.
Vegetable Biryani
Basmati rice cooked with seasonal vegetables.
Chicken Biryani
Flavoured basmati rice cooked with marinated chicken pieces & spices.
Lamb Biryani
Flavoured basmati rice cooked with marinated lamb pieces & spices.
Prawn Biryani
Flavoured basmati rice cooked with marinated prawns & spices.
Fish Biryani
Flavoured basmati rice cooked with marinated fish & spices.
Sides
Green Salad
Slices of selected vegetable, cucumber, carrots, onion and tomato.
Chicken Toast Salad
Chicken/ Prawn toast with garlic and mixed with vegetables.
Prawn Toast Salad
Prawn toast with garlic and mixed with vegetables.
Mango Chutney
Mint Chutney
Plain Raita
Mixed Raita
Mixed Pickles
Tamarind Sauce
Pappadums – Each
Side Dish Platter
Four pieces of pappadums. Served with raita, mango chutney and mixed pickle.
Breads
Cheese Naan
Stuffed with cheddar cheese.
Lachha Paratha
Kashmiri Naan
Special Naan from Kashmir. Plain flour bread, stuffed with dry fruits and spices.
Aloo Paratha
Plain flour bread stuffed with spiced potatoes.
Indian 2Nite Special Naan
Cheese with dry fruit or nuts with sugar.
Gobhi Naan
Filled with cauliflower.
Paneer Naan
Naan stuffed with cottage tandoori cheese.
Chicken Naan
Naan stuffed with boneless chicken tikka.
Keema Naan
Naan stuffed with spiced lamb minced mixture.
Bread Basket
Roti, naan, garlic naan and cheese naan.
Desserts
Vanilla Ice Cream
Mango Kulfi
Hot Gulab Jamun
2 pieces
Fried Ice Cream
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Against typical prices in Palmerston North
- Fish and chips Typical in Palmerston North: $27.00 $14.00
- Butter chicken Typical in Palmerston North: $21.00 $22.00
- Chicken korma Typical in Palmerston North: $21.00 $22.00
- Chicken tikka masala Typical in Palmerston North: $21.00 $22.00
- Chicken biryani Typical in Palmerston North: $22.00 $23.00
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