Chicken do pyaza (murgh do pyaza)  

Chicken do pyaza is a popular Chicken curry recipe made with onion and tomato based gravy. This chicken curry has its origin back to Mughal era. 

This is a easy curry recipe made with bone in chicken pieces. Chicken pieces are first marinated with chilli, salt, Ginger Garlic Paste and lemon juice. This helps to make them soft, succulent and juicy.  Bone in chicken gravy has an advantage as juice from bone slowly released in the gravy. 

What is chicken do pyaza?

Chicken do pyaza is a chicken curry where onion is used in two different ways. First finely chopped onion are used while making the gravy. Second before removing  cubes of onion are added in the gravy and simmered for some time. In do pyaza, do is pronounced as dough which in Hindi means two. And the pyaza means onion.

So due to the uses of two types of onion it is called as chicken do pyaza. Some other theories also suggest do pyaza as double the amount of onion. Like do= double and pyaza= onion.

Chicken do pyaza or murgh do pyaza is popular among north Indian states and can be prepared with bone in chicken or boneless chicken. Due to the uses of two types of onion, this Chicken curry has little bit sweetness in taste.

Tips to make best chicken do pyaza

• Marinate the chicken with ginger garlic paste, chilli powder,salt and lemon juice for at least 20 minutes.
• Use bone in chicken pieces as it releases more juice into the gravy which makes it more taste.
• Cook the chicken in high heat flame for 2 minutes then add water and cook in slow flame heat.
• Use tomato puree and whisked curd in the gravy.

Steps to make the recipe

Marinate the chicken

First wash and clean the chicken pieces nicely and pat them dry completely. Then take the chicken pieces in a mixing bowl and add ginger garlic paste, Red Chilli Powder, lemon juice and salt. 

Mix nicely so all parts of the chicken pieces are well coated with the marination. Set aside for 15 to 20 minutes to marinate.

Prepare the curd mix

Take half cup whisked curd in a bowl. Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and cumin powder. Give everything a good mix and keep aside to use in gravy later.

Cooking the gravy

Heat cooking oil in a pan over medium heat flame and add cumin seeds to sizzle. Then add chopped onions and fry till translucent and light brown.

Add ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell goes off and the onion become brown.

Now pour tomato puree and cook until the tomato puree get cooked properly and oil releases.

Lower the flame to low and pour the curd mixture into the gravy. 

Stir continuously and cook until oil releases.

Making do pyaza

Now add the marinated chicken pieces into the gravy and mix well with the masala. Cook them for 2 minutes under high flame.

Pour half cup water and cook for 12 to 15 minutes by covering the pan under medium flame heat.

When the chicken become tender add garam masala powder and salt as per taste. Cover the pan and cook for 2 minutes.

Now add the onion cubes, slits green chilli and tomato cubes. Cover the pan and cook for another 2 minutes.

Open and add a small pinch of kasoori methi. Taste the seasoning and sprinkle some chopped coriander leaves over the gravy.

Remove and serve hot with rice and roti.

More chicken curry recipe that you can try and make at home are

• Butter chicken recipe
• Kadai chicken recipe
• Easy chicken curry recipe
• Chicken lababdar recipe

Chicken do pyaza recipe

Chicken do pyaza is a mild spicy and little bit sweetness chicken curry made with two types of onion in the gravy. Do pyaza means two types of onion.

Prep time 10 min, cook time 20 min, serve 2

Author : Mobasir hassan

Ingredients

For marination

• 400 gm bone in chicken pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder
• 1/2 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
• 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
• Small pinch of salt

• 1/2 cup curd (yogurt) whisked
• 1/2 tablespoon red chilli powder
• 1/3 tablespoon cumin powder
• 1/4 tablespoon turmeric powder
• 1/2 tablespoon coriander powder

• 2 onion finely chopped
• 2 large tomato pureed
• Pinch of cumin seeds
• 1/2 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
• 1/4 tablespoon garam masala powder
• Small pinch of kasoori methi
• 1 medium onion pedals
• 2 green chili slits
• 1 tomato cut into cubes ( optional)
• Salt as per taste
• 3 tablespoon cooking oil
• Chopped coriander leaves

Chicken do pyaza recipe video