Ingredients: 1 cup Paneer (Homemade Cottage Cheese) – cubed,Sunflower Oil – as required,1-1/2 Onions – cut lengthwise,1 Onions – cubed,2-1/2 Tomatoes – finely chopped,1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera),2 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds,1-1/2 teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste,1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi),1 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania),1-1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder,1 teaspoon Kasuri Methi (Dried Fenugreek Leaves),1/2 teaspoon Garam masala powder,1/4 cup Heavy whipping cream,Salt – as required
Time in minutes: 40 Servings: 2 Course: Dinner Diet: Vegetarian
Instructions: To begin making the Paneer Do Pyaza recipe, heat a half teaspoon of oil in a kadhai/wok and add onions. Cook until they become translucent and keep them aside.In the same kadai, add remaining oil and cumin seeds and wait until they sizzle and add cardamom seeds and saute until a nice aroma comes out of it.Now add lengthwise cut onions and cook until they become transparent. Add ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute.After a minute, add tomatoes and cook until they become soft. Add spice powders, kasthuri methi, required amount of salt and toss them well.Simmer the gravy. Cook until moisture is absorbed and oil starts leaving from the sides.Add cubed paneer, fried onions and give them a stir, add a dash of cream and simmer Paneer Do Pyaza for about 3-4 minutes.Serve Paneer Do Pyaza as a starter at your parties with chapatti/roti or whole wheat lachha paratha, Aloo Matar Sabzi and Tomato Onion Cucumber Raita.