Paneer Lababdaar

Hello foodies,

Friday is the day when I and my husband generally don’t care about the calories, so this is the best day in the entire week to do experiments with food. Today I am sharing a successful Friday experiment – Paneer Lababdaar.  It is basically paneer in rich creamy tomato gravy. So enjoy this mouthwatering recipe.

 

Recipe will serve 2

Ingredients:-

Paneer – 200 gm
Oil – 2 tbsp
Butter – 1 tbsp
Onion – 1(diced)
Chopped garlic cloves – 5-6
Tomatoes – 4 (diced)
Green chilies – 2-3
Red chili powder – 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
Coriander powder – ½ tsp
Garam masala – ½ tsp
Kasuri methi – 1tbsp
Heavy cream – ¼ cup
Sugar – 1 tsp (optional)
Salt as per taste
Water – ¼ cup

Directions:-

1) Cut the paneer in cubes and soak it in cold water.
2) Heat oil in a pan and add chopped garlic cloves. Let it cook for 30 seconds. Don’t overcook it unless garlic gives burn taste.
3) Now add onions, tomatoes and green chilies. Let it cook for 5 mins or until tomatoes completely cooked.
4) Now add all dry spices and let it stir well. Use little water if needed.
5) Cook until oil ooze out from mixture. Remove the pan from heat and cool down completely.
6) Once the mixture cooled grind it in smooth paste.
7) Heat butter in a heavy bottom pan. Add kasuri methi and cook for 15 seconds.
8) Add the grind paste in pan and let it cook about 5- 6 mins. Add water according to desired consistency.
9) Let the mixture cook again for 5 mins.
10) Add heavy cream and stir well and add sugar.
11) Let the gravy cook for another 5 mins.
12) Add the paneer cubes and mix well and cook it for 2 more mins.
13) Serve hot with naan or paratha.

My Notes:-

1. You can shallow fry the paneer cubes if you want.
2. Kasuri Methi gives nice texture and aroma to your gravy, please don't skip that.