Recipes
veg
Paneer Lababdar
By Nafeesa Saleh
⏳ Prep Time: 30 minute
02 Jul 2020
Nutritional Overview
Calories
477.5 kcal
Protein
21.3 gm
Carbs
15.5 gm
Fats
36.7 gm
Ingredients
Paneer Homemade - 100gm
Ghee - 10gm
Tomato - 100gm
Onion- 50gm
Garlic- 10gm
Ginger - 10gm
Whole spices - bay leaf, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon stick.
Dry spices - red chilly powder (1.5 tsp, coloured one, which is not much spicy), turmeric powder(0.5 tsp), coriander powder (1tsp), garam masala (1 tsp).
Dried fenugreek leaves powder - 1 tsp
Cheese grated - 2gm for garnishing ( macros not included)
Cashews- 10gm
Method
Step 1
For homemade soft paneer: Bring a litre of milk to boil and switch off the flame. Add tbsp of lemon juice or white vinegar and stir it in one direction and leave it. The milk will curdle down and whey will separate. Sieve it in a vessel and keep aside. Not to press it or keep under weight if you want a softer one. Then, cut into cubes and store in refrigerator.
Step 2
In a skillet, add gm of ghee and garlic pods (gm) and cashews and saute it for a minute. Then, add onion cubes and tomato cubes and sauté it as well. Add all dry spices except red chilly powder and pour in a cup of water and cover the lid. Let it simmer for about minutes or until it’s semi cooked and rawness disappears. Let it cool down and grind it into a paste
Step 3
In the pan, add other gm of ghee and all whole spices and let it sautéed for seconds then, add ginger garlic paste and sauté until its rawness disappears. Thereafter, add paneer cubes and red chilly powder and sauté for about a minute. Add the prepared gravy, salt and dried fenugreek leaves powder and little water. Let it simmer for about - minutes and tada your yummy paneer lababdar is ready!
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