Poonam Chaturvedi

butter, softened, plus a little extra for greasing • plain flour • golden caster sugar • eggs (very important to use the correct size) • baking powder • salt • vanilla extract • edible food colouring - red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple, plus optional pink (see below) • vanilla extract • cream cheese or mascarpone • icing sugar

Paneer (cottage cheese) cut into triangles • Butter • Oil • Bay leaves • Cloves • Cinnamon • Dried red chillies broken • Coriander seeds crushed • Onion sliced • Ginger paste • Garlic paste • Coriander powder •