Heat butter on the flat tawa/pan. Add shahi jeera and let it crackle.
Add finely chopped onions and green chillies – fry them on low flame until translucent.
Add ginger garlic paste and let it cook for a couple of minutes.
Next add pureed tomatoes and cook until the raw smell goes off, most of the water is evaporated.
Add all the spice powders – turmeric powder, red chilli powder, pav bhaji masala and coriander powder. Cook for a couple of minutes until the raw smell goes off.
As the spice powders are cooked, oil begins to ooze out from the edges. Add finely chopped capsicum.
Add salt and fry the masala for 3-4 mins on low flame.
If required add some water and mix well – cook for couple of minutes.
Add paneer cubes and mix everything together so that the paneer is coated with masala.
Cook again for 3-4mins on low flame, add fresh coriander on top. Remove from heat.