Last Updated on June 8, 2023 by Chef Mireille
Today’s recipe is quite a tongue twister. Try saying lababdar 5 times in a row 🙂
I had never seen Paneer Lababdar on an Indian menu, but after some of my Indian friends told me about this dish I knew I had to try it.
Google Paneer Lababdar and the variety in the recipes are endless. The common factors are soft paneer cooked in a spicy and creamy tomato gravy flavored with fenugreek (Kasuri Methi). This is my version of the Punjabi classic.
Most Indian restaurants in the West do feature Punjabi cuisine, but most of them have the same standard dishes. I am so glad I discovered another delicious Punjabi recipe that is so easy for me to make myself.
The dish comes together so easy.
Vegetarian Recipes
If you are vegetarian, Indian should definitely be one of your go to cuisines. With so much of the population being Vegetarian for religious reasons, the variety of Indian vegetarian recipes are endless.
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- Green Mango Dal (Andhra Pradesh)
- Muthia (Gujarat)
- Handvo (Gujarat)
- Palak Mangodi (Rajasthan)
- Mishti Pulao (Bengali)
How to make Paneer Lababdar
Serve with Basmati rice or paratha.
Creamy and luscious – this is definitely a recipe to repeat again and again…
Paneer Lababdar
Ingredients
- 8 oz. paneer diced
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 5 large tomatoes finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon tomato paste
- 2 onions finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons ginger garlic paste
- 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon red chile powder cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dried fenugreek Kasuri Methi
- 2 tablespoons cilantro leaves finely chopped
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- salt to taste
Instructions
- In a large skillet or wok, heat oil. Add cumin seed and fry until they start to change color and turn fragrant. Add onions and saute until softened. Add ginger garlic paste and fry for 1 more minute.
- Add tomatoes, tomato paste, turmeric, coriander, fenugreek and chile. Stir to combine. Cook for 5 minutes on high heat, until tomatoes soften and turn mushy.
- Remove pan from heat. Using an immersion blender, puree the tomato-onion mixture. Alternately, you can transfer to a food processor or blender and puree. Return to the pan. It does not have to be completely pureed. It’s good if it remains a little chunky so that the sauce has texture.
- Add paneer and salt. Cook on medium heat for 5 minutes.
- Add cream and simmer for 5 more minutes.
- Add cilantro and stir to combine.
Delicious looking Tongue twisting dish. I love paneer.
wow very tempting and creamy paneer lababdar !! looks very inviting 🙂
delicious looking lababdar, just trying to map with other paneer recipes to note the difference, so it does not have onion…okie interesting
I am not sure how you missed it but it does have onion
Very rich looking gravy. Looks delicious. Nice pictures
Same pinch Mir. Paneer lababdar was quite interesting both in terms of the name and the taste. My version is a little different from yours. Mine had corn starch for thickening. Yours looks super creamy.
After seeing yours and Pavani's Lababdar dishes, I am tempted to make this. Looks very rich and creamy!
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This is awesome right, Mir. I tried it out as well and loved every bite!
Wow this is awesome.
The curry surely looks amazing Mir, you have done it as a pro!..anything paneer is our favorite..:)