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    Home » Curries » Paneer Gravies

    Paneer Do Pyaza

    Published: Jul 18, 2013 · Last Modified: Aug 24, 2022 by Kanan Patel / 18 Comments

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    Paneer do pyaza recipe (or do piaza) - a Mughlai dish gets a North Indian twist by adding tomatoes to make it restaurant style. Here soft paneer cubes and sauteed onions are coated with semi-dry gravy. It tastes so delicious that you want to make it again and again!

    Paneer do pyaza in a bowl with a side of rice and a glass of chaas.

    What does do pyaza means?

    Basically the do pyaza dishes are made with meat, but in modern days you will find many vegetarian options like paneer do pyaza, bhindi do pyaza, mushroom do pyaza, etc. During my research for this dish, I came across different perceptions regarding the meaning of do payza or do piaza. Don’t know which one is right, but all seems to make sense. 

    • Originally the dish is created by Mughal emperor Akbar Mullah Do Piaza by accidentally adding a large amount of onions to a dish. Hence the dish is named after him.
    • Some say ‘do’=two and pyaza=’onion’. The dish is made with twice the amount of onions vs another main ingredient. In this case paneer. 
    • Some say the onions are added at two different stages on cooking. First, sliced onions are caramelized and cooked with tomatoes to make the thick gravy. Second, large cubed onions are cooked till soft yet crunchy and added at the last to keep that crunch intact.

    Originally this is Mughlai dish where gravy is rich, creamy and no tomatoes are added. Instead, it has yogurt in the gravy. It makes white gravy like Mughlai shahi paneer. But this restaurant style paneer do pyaza has tomatoes in the gravy. Because it is the Punjabi style adapted from Mughlai cuisine.

    Check out more restaurant style gravy recipes
    Dum aloo  // Veg kadai  // Paneer lababdar  // Kaju butter masala // Veg handi

    Step By Step Photo Instructions:

    1). Heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a pan on medium heat. Once hot add 1 ¼ cups cubed onion.
    saute onion cubes

    2) Continue cooking until they get translucent or light pink. We do not want to cook all the way through, keep it little crunchy. Remove it to another plate and keep it aside till needed.
    crunchy, cooked onion cubes

    3) Now heat remaining 2 teaspoons of oil in the same pan on medium heat. Once hot add cumin seeds. Let them sizzle. Add cardamoms and sauté for 30 seconds.
    sizzling cumin seeds into hot oil

    4) Then add 1 cup of sliced onion and mix.
    adding sliced onions

    5) Let it cook till it gets soft, light brown in color.
    onion cooked till light brown

    6) Then add ginger paste and garlic paste.
    adding ginger and garlic paste

    7) Mix and let it cook for a minute or till the raw smell of ginger garlic goes away.
    cooking ginger garlic paste in the onions

    8) Then add chopped and pureed tomatoes. Mix well.
    adding chopped tomatoes and pureed tomatoes

    9) Add salt and spices (turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, kasuri methi).
    adding spice powders

    10) Mix well and continue cooking.
    mixing spices into the gravy

    11) Let it cook till all the moisture is evaporated and oil starts to leaves from the sides.
    tomatoes are cooked till thick paste

    12) Then add garam masala and mix well.
    adding garam masala

    13) Add paneer and cooked onions. 
    adding paneer and cooked onion cubes

    14) Mix it very gently so paneer cubes do not break.
    mixing paneer into the gravy

    15) Add a ½ cup of water and simmer for 2 minutes.
    water added to make gravy consistency

    16) Add cream or malai.
    adding cream to paneer do pyaza gravy

    17) Mix it and let it simmer for 2 minutes. Turn off the stove.
    Paneer do pyaza

    Serving suggestion: Serve this paneer do pyaza with roti (phulka) or paratha or naan. You can serve dal, rice on the side to complete the meal. Also, you can serve onion lachha and salted lassi on the side to complement the meal.

    How to make paneer do pyaza

    Check out more paneer recipes
    Paneer paratha  // Paneer birynai  // Paneer kofta //  Paneer sandwich // Paneer pav bhaji

    Did you try this paneer do pyaza recipe? I’d love to hear about it! Leave a review in the comment section below.

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    Paneer Do Pyaza

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    Paneer do pyaza recipe (or do piaza)- a Mughlai dish gets a North Indian twist by adding tomatoes to make it restaurant style. Here soft paneer cubes and sauteed onions are coated with semi-dry gravy.
    Author: Kanan
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Indian
    Calories: 395kcal
    Servings 2
    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 25 minutes
    Total Time 40 minutes
    US measuring cups are used (1 cup = 240 ml) See details

    Ingredients  

    • 4 oz or 115 grams Paneer cut into cubes
    • 2 teaspoons + 1 tablespoon Oil
    • 1 medium or 1 ¼ cups Red onion cut into big chunks and separated
    • 1 medium or 1 cup Red onion sliced
    • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
    • 2 Green cardamoms
    • 1 teaspoon Ginger paste or freshly grated or crushed
    • 1 teaspoon Garlic paste or freshly grated
    • 1 medium or ¾ cup Tomato chopped
    • 2 medium or 1 ¼ cups Tomato pureed
    • ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
    • 1 teaspoon Coriander powder
    • ½ teaspoon Cumin powder
    • 1 teaspoon Red chili powder
    • 1 teaspoon Kasoori methi (Dried fenugreek leaves)
    • Salt to taste
    • ½ teaspoon Garam masala
    • ½ cup Water
    • 1 tablespoon Heavy whipping cream or fresh cream or malai

    Instructions 

    • Heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a pan on medium heat. Once hot add 1 ¼ cups cubed onion and let it cook till it gets translucent or light pink. Keep them little crunchy, do not overcook.
    • Remove it to another plate and keep it aside till needed.
    • Now heat remaining 2 teaspoons of oil in the same pan on medium heat.
    • Once hot add cumin seeds. Let them sizzle. Add cardamoms and sauté for 30 seconds.
    • Then add 1 cup of sliced onion and mix. Let it cook till it gets soft, translucent.
    • Then add ginger paste and garlic paste. Mix and let it cook for a minute
    • Then add chopped and pureed tomatoes.
    • Add salt and spice powders. Mix well.
    • Let it cook till all the moisture is evaporated and oil starts to leaves from the sides.
    • Then add garam masala and mix well.
    • Add paneer and cooked onions. Mix it very gently so paneer cubes do not break.
    • Add a ½ cup of water and heavy cream.
    • Mix it and let it simmer for 3-4 minutes.
    • Turn off the stove, paneer do pyaza is ready to serve.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 395kcal | Carbohydrates: 23.3g | Protein: 12.7g | Fat: 28.3g | Saturated Fat: 9.6g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 617mg | Potassium: 691mg | Fiber: 5.7g | Sugar: 10.4g
    *Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving
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    1. Tushar G

      February 18, 2016 at 1:25 am

      I bought dabur homemade tomato puree. But it was to tangy in taste> Then finally i had to put in some sugar I guess I messed up somewhere. But NjoId it along with moong dal fry and rice and some roasted green chillies hahah. Amazing food5 stars

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      • Kanan

        February 18, 2016 at 9:43 am

        Tomatoes are the only ingredient which makes it tangy.
        If used fresh tomatoes and those are unripe, than final result can be sour.
        Since you have used store bought tomato puree. May be that is already sour which makes the curry tangy.

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