Ingredients Quantity
Oil 3-5 tbsp
Cinnamon stick 2no.
Cloves 6-8no.
Green cardamom 4-5no.
Whole dry red chilies 2no.
Garlic whole 7no.
Ginger juliennes 1tsp+ 1tsp+ for garnish
Onion slice 1no.
Tomato cubes 1no.
Salt to taste
Cashew nuts 6-8 no.
Melon seeds 1tbsp
Water 2 cup+ as required
Butter 2tbsp
Bay leaves 2-3no.
Green chilies silt 3-4no.
Coriander powder 1 ½ tbsp
Red chili powder 2tsp
Turmeric powder ½ tsp
Garam masala 1tsp
Khoya ½ cup
Fresh Cream ½ cup+ for garnish
Paneer grated ½ cup+ for garnish
Paneer cubes 250gms
Kasuri methi for garnish
Method
- First in pan add oil, cinnamon stick, cloves, open the green cardamom and put, whole red dry chili and saute it properly.
- Now add garlic, ginger, onions and saute for a while, now add tomatoes and salt to taste nad saute nicely.
- Now add cashew nuts, melon seeds, and water and cover with lid and boil for 10mins.
- Once it is cooked properly grinder it in mixer grinder by adding little water in it.
- Grind it into fine paste and add more water to it and mix it and keep aside.
- Now in the same pan add butter, bay leaf, ginger, green chilies, and saute for a while.
- Now add coriander powder, red chili powder, turmeric powder, garam masala and saute it in the butter.
- Now add the gravy in the pan and mix it properly. Cover it with lid and cook for 10-15mins,
- Once the gravy thickens add Khoya, fresh cream and mix it properly and cook again.
- Now add grated paneer and paneer cubes and mix it properly. Cook for some time
- Now we are ready to serve.
- Serve in a bowl and garnish with grated paneer, ginger juliennes, kasuri methi, and fresh cream.
- Our paneer lababdar is ready to serve.
