Preparation time- 30 minutes

Serving- 5

INGREDIENTS:
FOR MARINATING:
* Mustard oil (सरसों का तेल) - 2 tbsp
* Hung curd (सूखा दही) - 1/2 cup
* Gram Flour (बेसन) - 2 tbsp
* Ginger (अदरक) - some
* Coriander leaves (धनिया पत्ती) - some
* Salt (नमक) - some
* Chili powder (लाल मिर्च पाउडर) - 1/4 tsp
* Coriander powder (धनिया पाउडर) - 1 tsp
* Garam Masala (गरम मसाला) - 1/4 tsp
* Chat masala (चाट मसाला) - 1 tsp
* Black pepper (काली मिर्च) - some
* Kashmiri Red Chili Powder (कश्मीरी लाल मिर्च पाउडर) - 1 tsp
* Black salt (काला नमक) - some
* Cottage cheese (पनीर) - 250 grams/12 pieces
* Onion (प्याज) - 1
* Capsicum (शिमला मिर्च) -1
* Tomatoes (टमाटर) - 1

FOR GRAVY:
* Oil (तेल) - 2 tsp
* Star anise (चक्र फूल) -1
* Cinnamon (दाल चीनी) - 1 small stick
* Small cardamom (छोटी इलायची) - 1
* Cloves (लौंग) - 2-3
* Black pepper (काली मिर्च) - 6-7 pieces
* Cumin seeds (जीरा) - 1/2 tsp
* Onion (प्याज) - 1
* Garlic (लहसुन) - 4-5
* Ginger (अदरक) - some
* Cashew nuts (काजू) - 5-6
* Tomatoes (टमाटर) - 1
* Salt (नमक) - some
* Water (पानी) - 1/2 cup FOR PANEER GRAVY:
* Oil (तेल) - 1-1.5 tbsp
* Dry Whole Red Chili (सूखी साबुत लाल मिर्च) - 2-3
* Onion (प्याज) - 1
* Tomatoes (टमाटर) - 1 big size
* Green chili (हरी मिर्च) - 2
* Kashmiri Red Chili Powder (कश्मीरी लाल मिर्च पाउडर) - 1 tsp
* Coriander powder (धनिया पाउडर) - 1
* Turmeric powder (हल्दी पाउडर) - 1/2 tsp
* Garam Masala (गरम मसाला) - 1/4 tsp
* Roasted Cumin Powder (भुना जीरा पाउडर) - 1/2 tsp
* Sugar (चीनी) - 1/2 tsp
* Salt (नमक) - as per taste
* Cottage cheese (पनीर) - 1 small piece
* Dried fenugreek leaves (कसूरी मेथी) - some
* Curd water (दही का पानी) - some
* Coriander leaves (धनिया पत्ती) - some RECIPE: Cut the Cottage Cheese in cubes and also chop the Onions, Red Capsicum, Green Capsicum and seedless Tomatoes.
For Marinating, put some Mustard Oil in a pan and keep it for heating.
Take a bowl, put some Hung Curd (separating the Curd and excess of water), Gram Flour, ground Ginger, finely chopped Coriander Leaves, Salt, Red Chili Powder, Coriander Powder, Garam Masala, Chaat Masala, Black Pepper Powder, Kashmiri Red Chili Powder and Black Salt.
Put some Kashmiri Red Chili Powder in the heated Mustard Oil and then put it in the Gram Flour and make a batter.
Dip the Cottage Cheese Cubes in the batter and keep them on the plate. Then marinate the chopped Veggies and mix them well.
Keep the marinated Veggies and Cottage Cheese Cubes in the fridge for an hour.
In a pan, put some Oil, Star Anise, Cinnamon Stick, Small Cardamom, Cloves, Black Pepper and Cumin Seeds in it.
Then put some chopped Onion, Ginger, Garlic and Cashew Nuts then roast them for a while.
Then put the Tomatoes and roast it also and turn off the flame and keep it for cooling down and then grind them all.
Put some Oil in the pan, then roast the marinated Cheese Cubes and the Veggies separately and take out them.
For gravy, take a pan, put some Oil, Dried Whole Red Chilies and finely chopped Onion and saute it.
Then put some finely chopped Tomatoes and long chopped Green Chilies. Turn the flame medium and cook them.
Then put some Kashmiri Red Chili Powder, Coriander Powder, Turmeric Powder, Garam Masala Powder, Roasted Cumin Powder, Sugar and ground paste of Tomato, Onion and Cashew Nuts.
Then cook it till it releases fat. After then, put the Curd remaining while marinating, some Salt, some grated Cottage Cheese and some Dried Fenugreek Leaves.
Then put some leftover Water of Curd or some Water and turn the flame slow and let the gravy to be cooked.Then put roasted Cottage Cheese Cubes and Veggies and cook them all for 2-3 mins on slow flame.
Garnish it with some Coriander Leaves and the very tasty Paneer Tikka Masala will get ready to serve.