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Paneer Lababdar Recipe

As a food enthusiast I had drawn a lot of flak from my personal physician, my wife and a lot of my friends. Although I feel guilty at times for digging my tooth into stuffs that can be a dieter’s nightmare, yet I feel so much helpless in front of delicious food. It is such an irony that food stuffs which are delicious are usually high calorie food. Anyhow, I would like to share this delicious recipe with you. It is known as Paneer Lababdar and is an absolute treat. So, once in a while if you wish to treat your self with good food, then Paneer Lababdar is an excellent option.

Paneer Lababdar is an excellent Indian recipe, which can be an excellent way to treat your guests. It is a vegetarian dish made from Paneer (Indian cottage cheese). Paneer Lababdar consists of rich gravy flavored with carom seeds with Paneer cubes tossed in to give you an experience of a lifetime. As the soft Paneer cubes melt into your mouth and the rich gravy tickles your senses, you are charmed into an entirely new world which you may never like to leave. So, pretty soon, you are asking for more.

Ingredients

  • 200 gm Cottage cheese
  • 3 tbsp ghee  or vegetable oil
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1/2 tsp carom seeds
  • 2 chopped onion
  • 2 chopped tomato
  • 3 tsp tomato puree
  • 1/2 tsp chilly powder
  • 1/2 tsp Garam masala
  • 1/4 tsp ground cumin seeds
  • 1/4 tsp kasuri methi
  • 3 tbsp gm white butter
  • 50 gm fresh cream
  • salt to taste
  • Chopped coriander, shredded ginger, sliced tomato peel.

Preparation

  1. Take a pan and heat oil in it. Now, add cumin seeds and carom seeds to it and sauté for half a minute. Now, toss in the chopped onion in the pan and sauté till the onions turn brown.
  2. Add chopped tomatoes and stir well.
  3. Now, add some tomato puree over it for color and cook over low flame for a minute.
  4. Now, add the cumin seed powder, red chilly powder, Garam masala and a pinch of kasuri methi. Keep on stirring for some time.
  5. After this, add in the Paneer cubes and stir for some time. Now, keep it for cooking over low flame for 10 minutes.
  6. Now, add the butter and cream over the top.
  7. Garnish with shredded ginger, chopped coriander and sliced tomato peel.

Your Paneer Lababdar is ready to serve. Paneer Lababdar makes an excellent combination with Paratha, Kulcha and Rumali Roti.

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