How Do You Make Paneer (Indian Cottage Cheese) At Home?
Paneer is a soft cheese traditionally made from milk. It does not have a very defined taste of its own, but it is used in many great dishes like palak paneer, paneer tikka etc. It can be cooked, fried or deep fried. It is very popular in India. The most important thing is it is a very good source of protein and calcium and is certainly vegetarian. So you get all the protein without meat. Set the milk to boil in a pan. It is important to bring the milk to a full boil. Here, in order to add some flavor to the milk, you can also add some pepper or freshly chopped coriander. But, it is completely optional and you have to remember all the paneer dishes will not taste good with the pepper/ coriander. As soon as the milk starts to boil, add lemon juice/citric acid in the milk. Add one tsp at a time only. Turn off the heat and keep stirring. Add more lemon juice/citric acid so that the milk curdles properly. The solid curds will separate from the yellowish watery whey. Allow this mixture to co
