Wanted to make some dish with paneer. Checked my kitchen refrigerator and realized that the half packet had gone stale. I did not want to go all the way to the Desi market just to buy a packet of panner. And then let half of it go stale again, although this was the first time that it happened. So I decided to make paneer at home. And this is my method. The measures are mine.
Homemade Cottage Cheese Recipe
Things Required:
milk (full cream) - 1 and 1/2 glass
Things Required:
milk (full cream) - 1 and 1/2 glass
half a lemon
Directions:
Place the milk on medium flame and bring to a boil.
Take 1/2 a cup of water and dissolve lemon juice in it.
Pour this mixture onto the boiling milk and keep stirring.
Lower the flame and continue stirring till the milk gets thickened.
Once the curd chunks start floating in the yellowish whey/milk plasma and gets completely separated, remove the bowl from the heat.
Next, strain or filter the mixture through a clean muslin cloth.
Now, remove the excess water and hang the cloth for about 20 minutes, so that the whey is completely drained out. Now, put it in a container and press the paneer to give it a solid shape. Finally, take out the slab and cut small cubes out of it or simply scrape it into thick pieces.
Refrigerate or grab your recipe book, as desired.
I did not need to make any cubes since I wanted it for a veggie chochori.
Place the milk on medium flame and bring to a boil.
Take 1/2 a cup of water and dissolve lemon juice in it.
Pour this mixture onto the boiling milk and keep stirring.
Lower the flame and continue stirring till the milk gets thickened.
Once the curd chunks start floating in the yellowish whey/milk plasma and gets completely separated, remove the bowl from the heat.
Next, strain or filter the mixture through a clean muslin cloth.
Now, remove the excess water and hang the cloth for about 20 minutes, so that the whey is completely drained out. Now, put it in a container and press the paneer to give it a solid shape. Finally, take out the slab and cut small cubes out of it or simply scrape it into thick pieces.
Refrigerate or grab your recipe book, as desired.
I did not need to make any cubes since I wanted it for a veggie chochori.
This is what I made of the home made cottage.
Saute Veggie Mix
