Dopiaza

also called do piaza · dopiazah · do-piaza · dhansak's neighbour · chicken dopiaza · lamb dopiaza

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Dopiaza: ingredients down the left, what to do with them across. Tap any cell to cross it off.
1 1/2 lb(680 g; cut in 2-in pieces)boneless chicken thighssear 6 min in the same fatsimmer 15 min, coveredfold the second onions back in, simmer 5 min
1 Tbs(14 g)ghee
1 1/2 cups(360 g; the base recipe)onion-tomato masala
2 tspground coriander
1 tspground cumin
1 tspgaram masala
1 1/2 tspkosher salt
1/2 cup(120 mL)water
2 medium(cut in eighths through the root, layers left together)red onionsfry 8 min, until charred at the edges, then lift out
3 Tbs(42 g)ghee
3 Tbs(chopped)cilantro
Two lots of onion: one cooked down to nothing in the base and one charred and folded in at the end
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What to lay out

Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.12 things to get out.

Pans and tools

1sear 6 min in the same fat

2fry 8 min, until charred at the edges, then lift out

3simmer 15 min, covered

goes in with what step 1 made

4fold the second onions back in, simmer 5 min

goes in with what steps 2 and 3 made

Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
26 min
Needs you
14 minthe rest you can walk away from
What you'll wash
Two things — the wide pan, a plate for the charred onions
Does it keep
3 days — the second lot of onions softens into the rest, which is the thing the dish was avoiding
  1. fry 8 min, until charred at the edges, then lift out

    8 minneeds youfrom the start

  2. sear 6 min in the same fat

    6 minneeds youfrom the start

  3. simmer 15 min, covered

    15 minwalk away6 min in

  4. fold the second onions back in, simmer 5 min

    5 minwalk away21 min in

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Goes with

See how it is written
>> title: Dopiaza
>> category: Stews & Braises
>> tags: chicken, indian, onion, tomato, curry
>> counters: Curry House, One Pot
>> aka: do piaza, dopiazah, do-piaza, dhansak's neighbour, chicken dopiaza, lamb dopiaza
>> pairs-with: onion-tomato-masala, naan, pilau-rice
>> servings: 4
>> time: 1 hr
>> washing-up: the wide pan, a plate for the charred onions
>> keeps: 3 days — the second lot of onions softens into the rest, which is the thing the dish was avoiding

>> step: fry 8 min, until charred at the edges, then lift out
Fry @red onions{2%medium}(cut in eighths through the root, layers left together) in @ghee{3%Tbs}(42 g) in a wide #pan{} over high heat ~fry{8%min}, until they are blackened at the edges and still have a bite in the middle, then lift them out and keep them.

>> step: sear 6 min in the same fat
Sear @boneless chicken thighs{1 1/2%lb}(680 g; cut in 2-in pieces) in the fat the onions came out of, adding @ghee{1%Tbs}(14 g) if the pan looks dry, ~sear{6%min}.

>> step: simmer 15 min, covered
Simmer @onion-tomato masala{1 1/2%cup}(360 g; the base recipe), @ground coriander{2%tsp}, @ground cumin{1%tsp}, @garam masala{1%tsp}, @kosher salt{1 1/2%tsp} and @water{1/2%cup}(120 mL) with @&(~1)seared chicken{} covered ~simmer{15%min}.

>> step: fold the second onions back in, simmer 5 min
Fold @&(~3)charred onion wedges{} back into @&(~1)curry{} with @cilantro{3%Tbs}(chopped) and ~simmer{5%min}, uncovered, so they warm through and stay wedges.

Two lots of onion: one cooked down to nothing in the base and one charred and folded in at the end.