Paneer Lababdar Indian Cheese Curry
The Paneer cheese curry I ordered at an Indian restaurant before was very delicious, and the taste was different from ordinary cheese, which is a unique food in India. Most Hindus are vegetarians, so there are very few meat curries. Yesterday I went to the Indian supermarket to buy Paneer cheese, let’s make a Paneer Lababdar today!
Lababdar Indian Cheese Curry Recipe
Step 1
Prepare the ingredients, boil a pot of hot water to blanch the tomatoes to make it easier to peel.
Step 2
Take out 500 grams of cheese and grind 100 into powder. The remaining 400 grams are cut into pieces. Here it is recommended to cut the pieces a little larger, otherwise they will crumble when cooking.
Step 3
Slice the onion, cut the pepper into small pieces, cut the garlic into thin slices, cut the ginger into thin strips, and cut the tomatoes into small pieces.
Step 4
Heat the oil in a pan. Add two teaspoons of oil, then add cumin grains, cinnamon bark, bay leaves, cardamom, black peppercorns, and cloves (see the ingredients section for dosage). Note that this is about 3-4 people!
Step 5
Sauté the spices for about two minutes. Wait until the cumin grains start to jump, add the onion.
Step 6
Sauté the onion for 1 minute, then add the green chilies, garlic and half of the shredded ginger. I kept stirring.
Step 7
Stir-fry until all ingredients are soft and the onion is golden brown. At this time, add cashew nuts and tomato cubes, dried peppers, and salt to taste. Continue stir-frying for five minutes.
Step 8
Here is my small collection of Indian spices.
Step 9
Add 300 ml of water, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
Step 10
Open the lid and wait for the ingredients to cool, then put them in the food processor to break.
Step 11
All ingredients are made into a paste without particles.
Step 12
Remove from the pan and add butter.
Step 13
Add the remaining shredded ginger and stir-fry.
Step 14
Pour the paste made by the food processor into the pot. Add 200 ml of water, cover and cook for 10 minutes.
Step 15
Pour in the Paneer cheese powder first, then the Paneer cubes. Stir constantly, 3-4 minutes. Don’t let the cheese stick to the bottom of the pan. Add the butter and sugar to taste, Masala spices and continue stirring.
Step 16
Turn off the heat, sprinkle with chopped cilantro and pour in the cream for garnish.
Step 17
Ready, let’s eat. Served with supermarket-bought frozen roti cakes, or naan, or rice. It’s so delicious!
Cooking tips for Lababdar Indian cheese curry
Paneer should not be cut too small, it will break later. You can also fry it in oil beforehand. When cooking curry sauce, the curry will jump everywhere, it is best to cover the pot and reduce the heat.