Paneer Do Pyaza Recipe (Mughlai Style)

Name: Paneer Do Pyaza Recipe (Mughlai Style)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 2 onions ((small to medium-sized) - 75 to 80 grams, or 5 to 6 button onions or small pearl onions or shallots); 2 tomatoes ((small to medium-sized) - 75 to 80 grams); water (- as required); 2 teaspoons Butter ( for sautéing the blanched onions); 2 tablespoons oil (- neutral flavored); ½ to ⅔ cup finely chopped onions (- 75 to 80 grams or 2 small to medium-sized); ½ teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste (or ½ inch ginger and 2 small garlic cloves crushed in mortar-pestle); ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder ((ground turmeric)); ½ teaspoon Coriander Powder ((ground coriander)); ½ teaspoon cumin powder ((ground cumin)); ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder; ¼ teaspoon Garam Masala; 2 pinches grated nutmeg (or nutmeg powder - optional); 250 grams Paneer ((cottage cheese)); ¼ cup light cream (or low-fat cream or cooking cream or 2 tbsp of heavy or whipping cream); salt ( as required); 1 inch cinnamon; 3 green cardamoms; 2 to 3 cloves; 1 single strand of mace (- optional); 1 tej patta ((medium-sized) or 2 small-sized); 2 to 3 dry red chilies ((seeds removed if preferred)); 1 teaspoon ginger julienne (- optional); ½ to 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves ((cilantro)); 1 tablespoon grated paneer ((Indian cottage cheese))

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:20min

Paneer Do Pyaza is a tasty dish of soft succulent cottage cheese cubes in a creamy semi-dry gravy with double the amount of onions. The recipe also has onions added twice during the cooking process.

Updated at: Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:49:34 GMT