Roast all the dry ingredients including dry coriander, cardamom, cloves, cumin,bay leaf, black peppercorns, dry chillies,star anise...

Grind all the dry masalas after roasting (into a fine powder). Your Kadhai masala is ready

Saute roughly chopped tomatoes and onions with little oil till they turn golden brown.(add a pinch of salt while cooking onions and tomatoes..it will cook fast)

Grind sauted onions and tomatoes..and add the grinded masalas and again grind..

Heat oil in a pan..add 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste..and cook it till it turns well brown. Add the chopped onions and capsicums.

Cook the veggies till they become soft add the onion and tomato paste and cook it till the time it will release it's oil. Add salt, pepper, meat masala and saute for 2 mins.

Add cream and some milk.

Add the paneer piece cut into cubes.