How to make Paneer-Homemade Paneer

How to make Paneer-Homemade Paneer:

Paneer is a homemade Indian Cheese.This can be used in Desserts,Main course dishes and also in gravies.

Now lets see how to prepare Paneer(Indian Cottage Cheese) in few easy steps .....

Ingredients:

Milk - 1/2 ltr

Lemon Juice - 3 tsp

Method:

1. Boil the milk in a pan / heavy bottomed vessel. Stir occasionally , so that the milk doesn't stick to the bottom or sides of the pan.
2. As the milk comes to boil , add lemon juice and stir the milk gently.In few minutes you can see the curd will start to separate from the whey , wait until the curd is separated from the whey.
3. Strain the paneer in a cloth.
4. In order to bring the paneer to room temperature, add cold water to paneer , Wrap the paneer in the same cloth and squeeze out the extra water from it.You can also place a heavy vessel over the wrapped paneer to squeeze out the extra water.
5. Paneer / Indian Cottage Cheese is ready.

Note:

1. If you are preparing Paneer for any desserts like Rasgulla,Rasmalai,Milk Peda , then it can be in the same form as you have wrapped .
2. If you are using it for dishes like Kadai Paneer,Paneer Butter masala  then place a heavy vessel or any other object over the wrapped paneer.After 1/2 an hour the paneer will be ready to cut into pieces .
3. This paneer can be stored in the refrigerator.