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 a paste
• Magaz (melon seeds) 2 tbsp
• 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
• 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