Name: Paneer lababdar recipe | Restaurant style North Indian paneer recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3 people
Ingredients: 2 cups tomatoes (chopped (3 large)); ½ cup water; 10 cashews ( or skinned almonds (i have used roasted cashews)); 2 inch cinnamon (or dalchini); 4 cloves (or laung); 4 cardamoms (or elaichi); 4 red chilies ( (less spicy variety like kashmiri or byadgi)); 2 tbsps oil; 1 bay leaf (or tej patta); ½ cup onions (very finely chopped (1 medium)); 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1 ¼ tsp coriander powder (or daniya powder); ½ tsp garam masala; ½ tsp red chili powder; Salt as needed; ½ cup water (or as needed for the gravy); ¾ tsp sugar; 1 green chilli ( slit); ½ to ¾ tsp kasuri methi (crushed or dried fenugreek leaves); 200 grams paneer ( cubed (Indian cottage cheese)); 2 to 3 tbsp cream ( (fresh cream or homemade malai, blended well)); 2 tbsp coriander leaves