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Making Paneer At Home

Making paneer at home a very simple process and does not take much time.

One can decide the fat content in their paneer by choosing the right kind of milk. I never get tired of making paneer recipes and eating them as well so making paneer at home is a good option as I always have good homemade paneer on hand.



Curdled milk

washing paneer


Ingredients :
4 cup whole or full fat milk
1 tbsp lemon juice






Directions :
1Bring milk to a boil, once it boils add lemon juice and stir it well so that the lemon juices mixes with the milk.
2Milk will curdle and separate from the liquid that is whey. If this does not occur add another 1 tsp of lemon juice and stir again.Keep adding lemon juice little at a time till the milk curdles.
3Wash the paneer well under running water so that it does not have lemony flavour.
4Place a clean cheesecloth or muslin cloth on a strainer or colander and pour the curdled milk over it.
5Paneer will collect in the cheesecloth, bring together ends of the cheese cloth and squeeze excess liquid.
6Let paneer cool down and then hang it in refrigerator for half an hour so that the excess liquid drips.
7Now place the colander on vesseal and place about 1/2 to 1 kg weight on top of the paneer. Place a vessel below the colander so that the excess liquid is collected in the vessel. Flat surfaced vessel filled with water acts a good weight as the weight is distributed evenly.
8Keep weight on colander for 2 - 4 hrs.
9Remove weight, take paneer slab and cut it into desired shape.
10Homemade paneer stays good for about 1 month in freezer and for about a week in fridge ( it needs to be kept in water and airtight container).


Note :
  • The liquid that separates out when the milk curdles is called whey and is very nutritiuos. It can be used in soups, while kneading chapati doughor in gravies.
  • You can use low fat milk to make low fat paneer.

Straining paneer


Ready paneer


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