Vaeth Chaman - wuzij Chaman - Lal Paneer

Ingredients

• I lb. Paneer, cut into 2-inch x 2-inch x ½ -inch pieces
• 2 cups vegetable oil, to fry
• 4 green cardamoms
• 3 black cardamoms
• 3 cloves
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 pieces cinnamon sticks
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon ginger paste
• 1 teaspoon garlic paste
• 1 tablespoon Kashmiri red chilli powder or Peprika
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried ginger powder (sonth)
• ½ cup of tomato puree
• 1 teaspoon fennel powder (saunf)
• ½ teaspoon garam masala powder
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt, or to taste