Recipe- Restaurant Style Paneer Lababdar

Paneer Lababdar is a very rich and delicious paneer based curry that tastes just amazing with some piping hot butter naans.When it comes to dinner plans I always opt for easy dal, lentils or simple gravy based curries. Once or twice in a week, it has to be paneer curry either palak paneer, matar paneer, shahi paneer or makhani paneer.

Ingredients

300 gm paneer, cut in cubes
1/4 cup paneer, grated
2 onions, finely chopped
1/4 cup milk cream
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon deggi mirch powder
2 teaspoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon garam masala
1 teaspoon kasuri methi
salt to taste
2 tablespoon butter
2 talespoon oil
1 tablespoon coriander leaves, chopped
2 bay leaves

To Grind in a Paste

4 tomatoes, chopped
2 green chillies
2 onions, chopped
2" ginger piece
4-5 garlic cloves
15-20 cashew nuts
2-4 cardamoms

Method

* In a saucepan add all the ingredients to grind and cook for 10-12 minutes on medium heat.

* Once cooled make a smooth paste in the grinder and set aside.

* In another pan add butter and oil and cook on low to medium heat.

* Add bay leaves and chopped onions and cook until onions are brown and cooked.

* Now add in turmeric, coriander, deggi mirch, salt, and garam masala and stir nicely.

* Add in the prepared paste and cook until oil separates from the gravy.

* Finally add 2 cups of water, milk cream, and kasuri methi. Cook covered for 10 minutes.

* Remove the lid and add crumbled paneer and paneer cubes. Turn off the heat and add coriander leaves.

* Serve with naan or paratha bread.