Homemade Paneer Do Pyaza Recipe: If you also like restaurant food, then this recipe is for you. Paneer Do Pyaza, which is made with special spices and double the amount of onions, tastes amazing. This delicious gravy dish is as easy to make as it is ready to win applause at the dinner table. So let’s know the easy and quick recipe to make Paneer Do Pyaza at home.
Ingredients:
Paneer – 250 gms (chopped into pieces)
Onion – 3 large (2 onions sliced, 1 onion paste)
Tomato puree – 2 medium sized tomatoes
Curd – 2 tbsp
Cashew paste – 2 tbsp (soak cashews and grind)
Green chilli – 2 (finely chopped)
Ginger-garlic paste – 1 tsp
Bay leaf – 1
Cinnamon stick – 1 inch piece
Cloves – 2-3
Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder – 1 tsp
Garam masala – 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
Kasuri methi – 1/2 tsp
Fresh cream – 2 tbsp (optional)
Oil or ghee – 2 tbsp
Salt – to taste
Coriander leaves – for garnishing
Method:
Heat some oil in a pan And fry the paneer pieces till they turn light golden, then keep the paneer aside.
Add some more oil in the same pan and add bay leaves, cinnamon, and cloves and fry.
Now add chopped onion (sliced) and fry till they turn light golden. Take it out and keep it aside, so that it can be added to the gravy later.
Now add ginger-garlic paste and onion paste to the pan and fry well.
When the onion paste turns light brown, add tomato puree and spices (turmeric, coriander powder, red chili powder) and cook.
When the spices are cooked well, add curd and cashew paste to it and let the gravy thicken while stirring continuously.
When the oil starts separating from the gravy, add fried paneer and onion to it.
Add garam masala and kasuri methi on top and cook on low flame for 5 minutes.
If you want to make the gravy more rich, then you can add fresh cream to it.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with hot paratha, naan or roti.