Paneer Lababdar Recipe by Niru Gupta

Ingredients

• Paneer (Cottage Cheese), cubed 500 g
• Ghee (Clarified Butter) � cup (60 g)
• Laung (Cloves) 2
• Chhoti elaichi (cardamoms) 2
• Tej patta (Bay leaf) 1
• Sabut kali mirch (Peppercorns) 2
• Ginger, finely chopped 1 tbsp
• Khus khus (poppy seeds) 2 tbsp]
• Almonds 10-12] soaked in water and ground to
• Magaz (melon seeds) 2 tbsp] a paste
• Kesar (saffron) � tsp]
• Bhuna pissa jeera (roasted powdered cumin ) 2 tsp
• Dhania (Coriander seeds ) powdered 1 tbsp
• Dahi (yogurt) 1/2 cup (100 g)
• Salt 1 tbsp
• Chilli powder � tsp
• Laung (cloves) 2]
• Roughly broken dalchini (cinnamon) 1/8 tsp] powdered
• Grated jaiphal (nutmeg) 1/8 tsp]
• Jeera (Cumin seeds) 1/2 tsp]
• Cream � cup
• Chopped hara dhania (coriander leaves) 1 tbsp]
• Slivered, roasted almonds 1 tbsp] for garnish