Paneer Do Pyaza Recipe
This rich paneer do pyaza is a restaurant style delicious dish made with Indian cottage cheese in onion gravy. It is served with rice, flavored rice or roti, paratha.
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Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )
- 200 grams Paneer or Indian cottage cheese or tofu
- ¾ cup onions finely chopped
- 1/3 cup tomatoes chopped (1 large,or replace with curd)
- 1/3 cup capsicum cubed (any color)
- 7 to 8 cashews
- 2 to 3 tbsps oil
- ½ tsp cumin or jeera
- 2 green cardamoms or elaichi
- 1 ¼ tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- ¾ tsp garam masala
- ¾ tsp coriander powder or daniya powder
- ½ tsp Salt (use as needed)
- ¾ cup water (use as needed)
- ½ tsp kasuri methi or dried fenugreek leaves
Tempering Paneer do pyaza
- 1 ½ tbsp oil or ghee
- 12 shallots – small onions or ¼ heaped cup cubed, layers separated
- 2 green chilies deseeded and sliced
How to make the recipe
Preparation
- Make a fine puree of capsicum, tomatoes and cashews. Set this aside.
- Add oil to a pan and heat it.
- Add jeera and cardamoms.
- When they splutter, add chopped onions.
- Fry until they turn golden.
- Add ginger garlic paste and fry until the raw smell of ginger garlic goes away.
- Pour the tomato puree and saute on a low to medium flame.
- Within minutes the mixture begins to leave the pan.
- Add salt, red chili powder, garam masala and coriander powder.
- Saute till oil separates. After frying the mixture for few minutes, oil begins to ooze out.
How to Make Paneer Do Pyaza
- Pour water and mix well.
- Cook covered until the gravy thickens. Traces of oil would be seen on the gravy.
- Lower the flame completely. Add paneer and sprinkle crushed kasuri methi.
- Cook covered just for 2 to 3 mins. Turn off the stove. Do not overcook the paneer.
- Meanwhile add 1 to 1.5 tbsp oil or ghee to a hot pan. Fry onions and green chiles on a high flame just for 2 to 3 mins. The onions must be partially cooked but must retain the crunch.
- Pour this over the paneer gravy and sprinkle some corainder leaves. You can set aside few onions for garnish.
- Paneer do pyaza is ready to serve.
NUTRITION (estimation only)
Calories: 203kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 32mg | Potassium: 56mg | Vitamin A: 405IU | Vitamin C: 2.3mg | Calcium: 320mg | Iron: 0.4mg
