Home made paneer

Paneer is used in many recipes for appetizers, main courses and desserts. Paneer is very easy to make at home. 

 

Ingredients :-

1 Kg Whole Milk
1/4 cup lemon juice
A cotton cloth


Method:-

In a pan , bring milk to boil.
Add lemon juice to the milk while continuosly stirring.
Switch off the stove .
Withinh 15-20 seconds, milk should start to separate from whey ....Milk is completed separated and you can see whey is in light greenish color.

 

Now take a drainer and a cotton cloth or cheese cloth ....and place it over the drainer.
Pour milk solid along with whey.
(It is very hot with the help of spoon you can drain some water)
Mix some cold water ...

Take opposite ends of the cloth and tie together lifting the cloth out from the drainer.
Squeeze as much as you can.
Then Put the cloth on some tray and put some weight on it.

After 40 minutes , remove the weight and open it. Open the cloth and you get paneer.

You can use this paneer for any curry or make rasgulla.