Home made paneer recipe - How to make paneer / Indian Cottage Cheese

Ingredients needed:

• Milk - 8 cups
• Curd - 1 cup

Preparation:

1. Boil milk until rolling boiling.
2. Add curd to it and keep stirring.
3. You can see milk started curdling.
4. Continue heating until milk completely curdled and completely separate the whey liquid.
5. Now strain it through a cheesecloth or cotton cloth.You can use a colander lined by cheese cloth placed in a large bowl to collect the whey liquid.
6. Squeeze the excess water and and let it hang on somewhere to drain water completely without opening the cloth.
7. Or you can place it over a colander and place some weight over it to drain the excess water for a few hours.
8. Then take the paneer out of the cloth and cut it into desired shape.

Notes:

• Instead of curd you can also use lemon juice to curdle the milk.But it will reduce the amount of paneer.
• Always use whole milk for making paneer.
• You can also add more curd to speed up the whole process.
• If the cloth is not tied properly then you will not get the perfectly shaped paneer block.

Uses Of Whey:

• Whey is the clear greenish liquid you after separating paneer.
• It can be used to knead roti instead of water. It is highly nutritious and makes chappati soft and tasty.
• It can be used in curries instead of water.
• It can be used to make beverages like juices or smoothies where the recipes do not call for milk.