The Oven Haymarket

Name: The Oven Haymarket
Address: 201 N 8th Street, Lincoln, NE, 68508, US
Telephone: (402) 475-6118

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Lunch Tue–Sat 11:30am–2pm; dinner Sun and Tue–Thu 5pm–9pm, Fri–Sat 5pm–10pm; Mon closed

201 N 8th Street, Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 475-6118
Last verified: August 2026
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White bowl of deep red curry garnished with cilantro at The Oven

Thali: A complete meal on one round platter: small bowls (katoris) of dal, two or three vegetable curries, raita, pickle, papad, rice and bread, often with a sweet. Gujarati and Rajasthani thalis are lavish and unlimited; a South Indian "meals" is the banana-leaf equivalent. The easiest way to try a kitchen's range at lunch. On this menu as: Thali · Non-Vegetarian Thali · Vegetarian Thali.
Tandoori: Cooked in a tandoor, a deep, charcoal- or gas-fired clay oven that reaches very high heat. Tandoori chicken is bone-in pieces marinated in yogurt, lemon, ginger-garlic and spices (the red color is mostly Kashmiri chili or food coloring), skewered and roasted until charred. Naan is slapped onto the same oven's walls. On this menu as: Tandoori Cuisine · Tandoori Chicken.
Biryani: Long-grain basmati layered with marinated meat, fried onions, saffron and whole spices and cooked "dum", sealed under a lid so the rice steams in the meat's juices. Hyderabad, Lucknow, Kolkata (with a potato and egg), Malabar and Sindh each have their own. Served with raita and often a thin gravy (salan). Pulao is the simpler, single-pot cousin. On this menu as: Chicken Biryani · Vegetable Biryani.
Paneer: Fresh, unaged cheese made by curdling hot milk with lemon or vinegar and pressing the curds into a firm block. It does not melt, so it can be grilled (tikka), fried, or simmered in gravies, and it is the standard vegetarian protein on North Indian menus. On this menu as: Paneer Tikka Masala · Saag Paneer.
Tikka masala: Chunks of tandoor-grilled marinated chicken (tikka) simmered in a creamy, mildly spiced tomato gravy. Almost certainly invented in Britain's Punjabi restaurants rather than in India, and now the most-ordered dish on Indian menus in the English-speaking world. On this menu as: Paneer Tikka Masala.
Saag & palak: Saag means cooked greens: spinach, mustard, fenugreek or a mix. palak is specifically spinach. Puréed and simmered with ginger, garlic and cream, then paired with paneer, chicken or lamb. Sarson ka saag (mustard greens) with corn flatbread (makki di roti) is the Punjabi winter classic. On this menu as: Saag Paneer.

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Tikkatypically $15 across 371 menus
Samosatypically $6.99 across 347 menus
Biryanitypically $16 across 345 menus
Kebabs: seekh, boti, shamitypically $16 across 328 menus
Tandooritypically $11.99 across 317 menus
Saag & palaktypically $15.95 across 311 menus
Tikka masalatypically $16.99 across 304 menus
Pakora & bhajitypically $8 across 283 menus

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