HOW TO MAKE PANEER AT HOME.

Paneer:

        Paneer is rich in milk protein, we can easily made it at home. It is very easier than you think, that it takes 10 to 15 mins to prepare paneer.

home made paneer 

  

                            I generally prefer homemade paneer than the  store bought paneer. Because store bought paneer is quite chewy and had a different texture where as homemade paneer is very soft and had a fresh creamy texture. And more over we don't need to add preservatives to store as it makes the paneer healthy to eat.

Ingredients:

•  1 ltr milk( fresh milk or whole milk)
•  1 to 2 tsp of lemon juice or vinegar
• Muslin cloth or cotton cloth
• 1 colander

How to make paneer at home?:

1. To make paneer at home, take 1 ltr of whole milk and boil on a low flame.
2. After the milk comes to boil, add 1 or 2 tsp of lemon juice or vinegar. Then stir for 1 to 2 mins and milk should start curdling immediately and turn off the stove.
3. Don't boil the milk after the milk had curdled completely because it makes the paneer very Hardy.
4. Line a colander with a muslin cloth. Then drain and squeeze the milk solids using a muslin cloth or a cotton cloth and keep it a side for about 20 to 30 mins  by making a knot of  the cloth.
5. Put a weight on the top of the paneer so that the excess whey drains out from the paneer.
6. Remove it from the cloth and put it on a plate , put another plate on the top and place it in the freezer for 2 to 3 hrs.
7. Here refrigeration helps firm up the paneer.
8. After 3 hrs, take it off from the freezer and cut the paneer to cubes and  is ready to use for cooking.
9. We can store the paneer in the freezer for a week.

Tips:

• Use only fresh fat milk as high fats in the milk will yeild more paneer.(from 1 ltr of milk we get 200 to 250 gm of paneer depends on fat content in the milk).
• Don't boil the milk after the milk has curdled completely because it makes the paneer Hardy and rubbery.
• Don't use too much of lemon juice, that makes paneer harder.
• Take out the paneer from the freezer 1 hr before cooking, so that paneer retains it's softness.