Paneer Do Pyaza Recipe

4 min readAug 10, 2019

Paneer Do Pyaza is a recipe from Indian Origin and these days very popular item in vegetarian Entree Section. Do Pyaza is a Hindi word representing two differently cut onions. As you can already guess from name, the recipe involves Onions , Paneer and various spices. Paneer Do Pyaza is thicker than curry and it can be served with Roti or Naan for Dinner or lunch. Today in this blog post I will show you how you can prepare Paneer Do Pyaza at home using simple ingredients in simple steps.

Preparation Time : 15 minutes

Cooking Time : 25 minutes

Serving : 2–3 persons

Ingredients :

Paneer / Cottage Cheese — 400 grams (cube)
Onion — 1 cup fine chopped
Onion — 1/2 cup bulb cut
Tomato — 1 cup fine chopped
Ginger Garlic Paste — 2 tablespoon
Ginger — 1 tablespoon julienne
Green Chili — 2 slit
Coriander Leaf — 3–4 tablespoon fine chopped
Bay Leaf — 1
Whole Red Chili — 2
Cumin Seeds — 1 teaspoon
Whole Peppercorns — 4–5
Cinnamon Stick — 1 inch
Whole Coriander Seeds — 1 tablespoon
Turmeric Powder — 1 teaspoon
Garam Masala — 1 teaspoon
Coriander Cumin Powder — 1 tablespoon
Red Chili Powder — 1 1/2 tablespoon
Salt — according to taste
Kasuri Methi — 1 tablespoon
Oil — 3–4 tablespoon
Water — 1/4 cup

( I have given the link of ingredients at the end of the recipe where you can buy them easily)

Steps :

1. Here are all the ingredients for rice. Here I forgot to take picture of garam masala.

2. Heat oil in a pan / wok on medium heat and slightly fry the paneer / cottage cheese.

3. Take out the paneer / cottage cheese in a bowl and keep it side.

4. Heat the oil in a pan / wok on medium flame(here I am using the same oil), add all the whole spices and let them splutter.

5. Add fine chopped onion, saute till onion turns little soft. Keep the flame on medium.

6. Add ginger garlic paste and saute for 2–3 minutes or till raw smell of paste disappears.

7. Add all the powdered spices and saute till the mixture starts to separate oil. Keep the flame on medium.

8. Add chopped tomato and salt. Mix well, cover and cook for 5–6 minutes or till the mixture separates oil from sides.

9. Add onion bulb (onion chunks), green chili, julienne ginger and kasoori methi. Mix well and cover for 5 minutes or till the onion turns little soft.

10. Add 1/4 cup of water and fried paneer / cottage cheese. Mix well, cover and cook for 5 minutes.

11. Add chopped coriander leaf and mix well.

12. Serve hot and enjoy with naan / roti / jeera rice (click here for recipe).

Please try this easy and simple recipe and let me know in the comment section how it comes for you. If you like the recipe please Clap and Comment on this blog.

Ingredient Reference :

1. Cumin Seeds

https://www.amazon.com/Coriander-Cumin-Powder-7-oz

2. Turmeric Powder

https://www.amazon.com/Simply-Organic-Ground-Turmeric-Certified

3. Cumin Coriander Powder

https://www.amazon.com/Coriander-Cumin-Powder-7-oz

4. Garam Masala

https://www.amazon.com/McCormick-Gourmet-Garam-Masala-1-7

5. Red Chili Powder

https://www.amazon.com/Organic-Red-Chili-Powder-Regular

6. Whole Dry Red Chili