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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.


Ingredients :
4 cup whole or full fat milk
1 tbsp lemon juice
Directions :
| 1 | Bring milk to a boil, once it boils add lemon juice and stir it well so that the lemon juices mixes with the milk. |
| 2 | Milk 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. |
| 3 | Wash the paneer well under running water so that it does not have lemony flavour. |
| 4 | Place a clean cheesecloth or muslin cloth on a strainer or colander and pour the curdled milk over it. |
| 5 | Paneer will collect in the cheesecloth, bring together ends of the cheese cloth and squeeze excess liquid. |
| 6 | Let paneer cool down and then hang it in refrigerator for half an hour so that the excess liquid drips. |
| 7 | Now 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. |
| 8 | Keep weight on colander for 2 - 4 hrs. |
| 9 | Remove weight, take paneer slab and cut it into desired shape. |
| 10 | Homemade 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.


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