🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Paneer Lababdar Restaurant Style

Name: Paneer Lababdar Restaurant Style
Prep time: 17 min
Cook time: 29 min
Total time: 46 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste; 1/2 tsp Garam Masala; 2 tbsp Butter; 400 g Tomato Puree; 1/4 cup Heavy Cream; 1 tbsp Kasuri Methi; to taste Salt; 250 g, cubed Paneer; 2, finely chopped Onion; 3, pureed Tomato; 1 Green Chili; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 1 tsp Red Chili Powder

🇮🇳 Indian

Paneer lababdar — the silkier, chunkier cousin of butter masala. The dish vegetarians order at restaurants and make better at home. Plate with buttered rotis and sliced onions.

Prep 17 min Cook 29 min Serves 3 Medium

Ingredients

Ginger Garlic Paste1 tbsp
Garam Masala1/2 tsp
Butter2 tbsp
Tomato Puree400 g
Heavy Cream1/4 cup
Kasuri Methi1 tbsp
Saltto taste
Paneer250 g, cubed
Onion2, finely chopped
Tomato3, pureed
Green Chili1
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Red Chili Powder1 tsp

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

1
Slice the paneer thick enough to stay proud in the gravy; warm-soak and drain.
2
Heat butter or oil and fry the onions till golden; add ginger garlic paste and cook out the rawness.
3
Fry the tomato into the spices till it collapses and darkens a shade.
4
Add the tomato puree, then the paneer, and turn it through the masala with a flat hand.
5
Simmer three minutes — no more — finish with cream or crushed kasuri methi, and serve garnished with cilantro.

Chef's tip

Don't crowd the pan; steam is the enemy of the browning that builds flavour.

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Video: Paneer Lababdar Recipe | Restaurant style | होटल जैसा पनीर लबाबदार | Chef Sanjyot Keer · on YouTube