For Saut?ing Paneer

2 cups paneer (cottage cheese) cubes

1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)

1/4 tsp chilli powder

To Blend Into Smooth Paste

1 cup roughly chopped onion

1 1/2 cups roughly chopped tomato

2 soaked dry Kashmiri red chilli , broken into pieces

1 tbsp soaked cashew nuts (kaju)

2 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania) stem

10 to 12 garlic (lehsun) cloves

1 tsp chopped ginger (adrak)

1 tsp chopped green chillies

Other Ingredients

2 tbsp oil

3 tbsp butter

1 bay leaf (tejpatta)

1 green cardamom (elaichi)

1 black cardamom (badi elaichi)

1 small cinnamon (dalchini)

1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)

1 tbsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)

1 tsp finely chopped green chillies

1/2 cup finely chopped onion

1/2 tbsp Kashmiri red chilli powder

1 tsp chilli powder

2 tsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder

1/2 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)

salt to taste

1/2 tsp sugar

2 tbsp fresh cream

1 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)