Sauté 12 oz cubes of Panir cheese in 3 floz oil or ghee until golden; drain and retain.

Golden shallow fry 3 1/2 oz chopped onion and 3 chopped cloves of garlic and stir in 2 tsp grated root ginger, 2 tsp ground coriander, 1 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp turmeric, 1/4 tsp chilli powder and salt. Add 2 1/2 oz tomato concassée, 1 tsp garam masala and a little water, if necessary.

Add 2.2 lb peas and simmer until half-cooked, then add the cheese, 1 oz chopped mint, some chopped coriander leaves and salt.

When cooked, serve in vegetable dishes, sprinkled with a little garam masala and with chopped mint and coriander leaves on top.