Panneer Do Pyaza

Description

What is Do Pyaza?
The word “Do” means two or double and “Pyaza” or “Piazza” means onions. This means that the onions are added twice in the recipe or double the amount of onions are included.

There is one more interesting anecdote in relation to this dish. That of Emperor Akbar’s courtier, Mullah Do Piyaza creating this recipe unexpectedly when he added a huge amount of onions to a meat dish. I wonder if this story is true or not.

But if you look at the words, ‘do pyaza‘ these literally mean two onions or double the onions.

Do pyaza recipes are usually made with meat. But of course, my recipe is a vegetarian version of do pyaza and made with paneer.

In this particular recipe, the onions are doubled as well as added twice at two different stages of cooking.

So basically there is a good amount of onions in this dish. If you like onions, then this dish is for you.

I have also shared a few vegetarian do pyaza recipes like:

Bhindi do Pyaza
Mushroom do Pyaza
About This Recipe
In this delicious paneer do pyaza recipe, first, finely chopped onions are sautéed to make a flavorful mild gravy. Later blanched, sautéed onion cubes are mixed in.

The blanched onions offer a lovely crunch, in contrast to the smooth gravy with the melt in the mouth paneer cubes.

This paneer do pyaza recipe is not at all spicy and obviously has hints of sweetness due to the number of onions included.

Fresh cream makes the gravy rich and smooth while balancing the tang of the tomatoes beautifully.

People who love creamy, mild, and less spiced food will love this paneer do pyaza. But as you prefer you can increase the spice and heat in the dish by adding some red chili powder or cayenne pepper.

Paneer do pyaza can also be served as a starter or a side dish with a North Indian meal.

This is one of those recipes that be easily doubled or tripled and will be good for Diwali parties or small gatherings.