Paneer Recipe | Homemade Malai Paneer Recipe| Indian Cottage Cheese Recipe | Zeel's Kitchen

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Ingredients:
Full Cream Milk - 1.5 liter
Any one from below :
Citric acid - ¼ tsp + Water - 2 tbsp
Vinegar - 2 - 3 tbsp + Water - 4 tbsp
Lemon juice - 2 tbsp or more + Water - 4 tbsp
Sour curd - ¼ cup or as per need + Water - ¼ cup
Sour Buttermilk - ½ cup or as per need
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Paneer Recipe | Homemade Malai Paneer Recipe| Indian Cottage Cheese Recipe
Paneer or Indian Cottage Cheese is a protein-rich, soft type of cheese. We can easily make it at home. I always choose Homemade Malai Paneer over those which are readily available in store. Homemade one is soft, fresh, and chemical-free.
To make Indian Cottage Cheese at home, we need to curdle the freshly boiled milk. We can use lemon juice, vinegar, sour curd, or citric acid ( limbu na phool ) to curdle the milk. Use any one ingredient at a time. The quantity of the acidic agent/ingredient required depends on the quality of milk and other key factors like temperature or sourness of the acidic agent. The quantity depends on the fat contents of the milk.
Tips for curdling the milk?
Dilute the lemon juice/vinegar/citric acid in the 2-3 tbsp of water.
If using sour curd, add some water and whisk well before use.
Use only one ingredient at a time to curdle the milk.
While adding it to milk, turn off the flame.
If milk is not curdling, add an extra 1 tsp at a time. Excess use will change the taste of paneer.
If required keep it on the stove and heat it for 2-3 minutes only.
Tips to make Soft Panner at Home :
Use fresh full cream cow/buffalo milk.
The temperature of milk plays a vital role. So bring the milk to its boiling temperature and switch off the flame. Due to excess heat, cottage cheese will become hard and chewy.
If you have used excess lemon juice/vinegar, rinse it well.
To get firm and soft texture, drain the whey completely.
Always refrigerate in an air-tight container for further use.
It will stay fresh for a couple of days if refrigerated well.
Paneer is a good source of protein, calcium, vitamins, and minerals. Below are the health benefits of Homemade Paneer :
Rich in Protein
Boost up the immune system
Helps in weight-loss
Good for Heart
Gives strength to bones
Good source of calcium and Vit B.
One of the best food for babies
Paneer is a versatile ingredient. We can make recipes from starters to desserts. It is always a show-topper. You can make the salad, add them into chilla, make stuffed parathas, chillas, starters, North Indian style curries, pulao, biryanis, pasta, pizza, and last but not the least desserts.
Paneer is good for Babies. Offer a piece of raw Homemade Cottage Cheese to your babies once a day.
You can consume the leftover water/whey in many ways. You can add it into your rice preparations, use it to soak chilla/instant dosa batter, prepare a dough using it, etc.