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Thoughwealwaysusehomemadepaneer,Ididntgivemuchthoughtsofpostingithere.Lastweek,whenmybest
friend asked having quite a handful of paneer recipes in the site why havent you posted the homemade
paneer(Indian Cottage Cheese) recipe....I had no answer. But should admit for ignoring her request for a long
time...andyesitstrikedmehardand2dayslaterImadethepaneerfinallytopostithere.Sowmya,thisisforyou
Hopethisisenoughfornowatleasttoputasmileonyourface....:)
Abouttherecipe,youcaneitheruselemonjuice/vinegarorcurdtocurdlemilkbutthisishowammamakesandit
comesoutperfecteverytime.Dogiveatryandamsureyouwillnotgoinforstoreboughtonesaftertryingthe
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Homemade Paneer Recipe Ingredients

PreparationTime:1hr|CookingTime:20mins|Serves:2
RecipeCategory:Main|RecipeCuisine:World

Milk1litre(preferablyfullfatcreammilk)
Curd1/2cup(or)LemonJuice3to4tbsp

Method:
1.Boilmilkfor5mins(Simmerit).Letitforagentleboilthenfirstadd1/4cupofcurd,keepstirringandthenadd
the next 1/4 cup. Continue heating till it starts curdling, keep stirring until the whey completely seperates.At
thisstage,switchitoff.Ifyouareaddinglemon,addit1tbspby1tbsp.

2.Placeacheesecloth(makesureitislongenoughtogettiedup)overacontainerandstrainthepaneer.Ifyouuse
lemonjuicetocurdlejustwashittwiceatleast,incoldwatertogetridofthelemonflavour.Bringtheedgesof
theclothtothecenter,tieandhangittoahandleorsinktap.Allowthewatertodripbyitself,donotdisturbthe
setupforanhourtillallthewheycompletelydrips.

3.Flattenitandplaceitonadosatawa.Thenkeepthechapathimakeroveritandanyotherheavyweightover
thechapathimaker(Ikeptmyhandmortarandpestle).Allowittogetsetforatleast2to3hours.Itwilllook
cruumbledatthisstagebutdontworryitwillgetsetwell.Thencarefullyremovetheclothfromthepaneerand
placeitinthefridgefor1houratleast(thisstepisoptionalbuthelpsingettingcleanneatpieceswhilecutting).I
letitsitinthefridgeovernightasanywaysIcannotnightshootit...yesImadeititthepreviousnightmaking
thepaneerreadyfornextdaysclicks:)Then,removeitfromthefridge,andcutintodesiredcubes.

4.Do not freeze it. Just refrigeration is enough.Cut into cubes of your preferred size and store in a airtight
container/aziplockcover.

Iprefertocutthemabitsmallsothatwhileaddedtogravies,itabsorbswell.Soakingthepaneer
10minsbeforeaddingittograviesalsomakesittoabsorbthegravywell.Youcanstoreinfridgefor
upto3to4days....Afterthatitstartstoharden.
MyNotes:
Usetheleftoverwheyformakingrotisorrasgullasorsaveitformakingpaneernext
time.
Settingtimeisveryimportantingettingtheperfectpaneercubes.Alsokeepinginfridge
beforecuttingintocubesgivesneatpieces.
Youcanevenuse1/4cupcurdtocurdlebutIused1/2cuptocurdlequicklyandtoget
littlemorevolumeofpaneer.
IusedcowsmilksohadtosimmerforawhilebeforeIaddedcurdascowsmilkislittle
watery.PeoplehereinIndiacanuseaavinfullcreammilk.
Useacheeseclothwhichdrainsthewaterwell.Iused'dhoticloth(veshtithuni)for
draining.
Takecaretowrapittoformacircle/squaresothatwhilecuttingintopiecesitiseasyto
formsquares.
Alsoallowthepaneertocometoroomtemperaturebeforecuttingittoavoidpaneerfrom
crumbling.

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68comments:
Divi September23,2012at4:19PM
ifollowthesameprocessusinglemonjuice,itworksthesameway.....ineverknewcurdcanbeusedinstead.....thanks
fortheshare...
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CoralCrue September23,2012at5:06PM
I'venevertrieditwithcurd,mustdo,lovehomemadepaneer:)
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VimithaAnand September23,2012at5:28PM
omemadeisalwaysdbest...nicelydone
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VeenaTheagarajan September23,2012at5:39PM
lovelypaneer!looksverysoft!
Greatsecretoflife.blogspot.com
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jayasriramani September23,2012at5:50PM
Hisharmi,inevertriedusingcurdforpreparingpaneer.thanksforurtips.
wiltrysoon.thanks
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VijayalakshmiDharmaraj September23,2012at5:52PM
Hisharmi,Itoomadepaneerusingvinegar,itcomesoutwellbutimadeveryfewerquantitybecauseoffirsttime...
urslookssofabulous...
VIRUNTHUUNNAVAANGA
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Aarthi September23,2012at5:54PM
ilovehomemadepaneer,becausetheytastesofresh
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Vaishnavi September23,2012at7:53PM
Looksawesome!Goodclicks
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DivyaKudua September23,2012at7:55PM
Imakepaneeronlywhenmilkcurdles:)Lovethemilkymistbrandpaneerwhichturnsoutverysoftandcreamywhen
mixedingravies.Iampostingapaneerdishtomorrowtoo:)
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UmaRamanujam September23,2012at9:57PM
Heysharmi...samepinch.Iclickedsamekindofpicturestodaymorningformakingpaneertodaymorning.ButIused
lessfatmilk.Lookssuperb.Itcameoutwellforyou.
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Vardhini September24,2012at3:53AM
LooksyummySharmi.Imakeitsimilarlyandusevinegarforthemostpart.
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PoornimaNair September24,2012at4:47AM

Itoomakeitwithcurdnowadays,thepaneerhasturnedoutperfect!
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TurmericnSpice September24,2012at5:42AM
Niceone!!Lovetheperfectcubes
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AminaKhaleel September24,2012at6:36AM
yourpaneercubeslookexcellent...wealwaysusevinegarandthepaneercomesoutreallywell...willtryaddingcurd
nexttimewemakepaneer...
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ShwetaintheKitchen September24,2012at6:38AM
Wellexplained&yourpaneerhascomeoutperfect.
Bloghttp://shwetainthekitchen.blogspot.com/
FacebookPagehttps://www.facebook.com/ShwetaintheKitchen
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SangeethaNambi September24,2012at10:12AM
Nevertriedusingcurd..Thanks...
http://recipeexcavator.blogspot.com
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Amarendra September24,2012at10:35AM
Veryinformativepost.Weusetomakepaneerbyusinglemonjuice,butneverknewthatitcanbemadewithcurdalso.
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Nupur September24,2012at1:07PM
IhavetriedmakingoncewithCurd,didntturnoutthatwell.IalwaysuseCitricAcidtomakePaneernow,itseasyand
quick.Andalwaysgivestheperfectresults
OffcoursetryingCurdisabetterandhealthierthingtodo.Willgiveatrythisweekusingyourmethodandgetbackto
youifitturnsoutwell..:)
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NivedhanamsSowmya September24,2012at2:47PM
wellexplainedandnicelydone!!!
Sowmya
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Sasmita September24,2012at4:23PM
mypaneerismadesoft.butdoesn'tbindthiswaynbreaksincurry.yourslookgood,likethereadymadestuff.goodjob.
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jeyashrisuresh September24,2012at7:18PM
Thoughimakerasgullasathomeneverattemptedtomakepaneeroutofthat.Supertemptingclicksandgreateffort.
Happybirthdayonceagain!!
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Chitra September24,2012at8:50PM
Homemadeisthebest!!Looksnice:)
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MadhuPravin September24,2012at10:07PM
Longawaitedrecipefromurend:)Thanksalotforpostingit.Lovetheclicks!It'spreferrabletousecurdforcurdlingthan
using lemon. It has to be rinsed several number of times to get rid of the lemon flavour. Will definitely try it n try ur
PaneerButterMasala:)
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SreevalliE September25,2012at5:55AM
Veryinformativepost...
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PremalathaAravindhan September25,2012at12:02PM
wowlovelypostandnicetips...
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Sangeetha September25,2012at3:24PM
Addingcurdisnew,Ialwaysuselemonjuiceorvinegar...willtrywithcurdnexttime...wellexplainedpost!Paneercubes
looksperfectnlovedallyourpics:)
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ShankyJindal September25,2012at5:52PM
Heaveninafewsimplebites
Gujaratonnet.com
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AnOpenBook September25,2012at6:30PM
thathascomeoutreallywell...imusttrythisonceagain
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runnergirlinthekitchen.blogspot.com September25,2012at8:18PM
Ilovehomemadepaneer,andmakeitoften..loveyouexplainationandpresentation
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dishesfrommykitchen September26,2012at8:16AM
Lovealwayshomemadepaneer..YahItoousewhateverisinhandcurdorlemon.Bothworksgreat...butaddingcurdis
myfirstoption.
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RAKSKITCHEN September26,2012at8:47AM
Paneerlooksperfectlydoneandshowstheexperiencehowlongitsbeingmade:)Lovethepicturestoo
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Vani September26,2012at11:36PM
Looksgreat,S!ANdlovethatbowl:)
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Suchi September27,2012at11:22PM
Thanksforthisrecipesharmilee..Itrieditoutanditwasperfect..mylittlekiddoenjoyedittothecore..thanksonceagain..
Sucharitha
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RENU January9,2013at7:56AM
hisharmilee
imadethis...itcameoutwellthanksalotfortherecipe.itssosoft....neverexpectedthisway.
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Ann March18,2013at9:44AM
Itsverynice,imadeit.thanku.
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BhushavaliIndianFashionnTravelBlogger! April1,2013at8:30PM
Sharmilee!!!Thankyousomuchsweety!!!:)
Here'sthepaneerImadeafterfollowingyourrecipe!!!Thankyousomuch!!!:)
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LittleMermaid June11,2013at9:16PM
Thisrecipesoundsgood.Thanksforsharing.
Howmuchpaneerwillyougetfromtheabovegivenmeasures?
Isitpossiblealsotomakethedoubleamountinonego?
Thanksinadvance.
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SHARMILEEJ

June11,2013at9:21PM

Haventmeasurediningms...butwhenchoppedcomesto1cupapprx.Yesyoucandoublethequantitytoo...
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LittleMermaid June26,2013at4:10PM
Thankyou:)
Willgiveitatrytoday.
HaveyoutrieditwithSkimmedmilktoo?Somewebsitessayitdoesn'twork,otherssayitdoes.
Iwouldbehappyifitdoesasitisquitefattywiththe3.5%:(
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AnushaMadhavan August11,2013at10:39AM
HiSharmi,
MadePanneerusingthisrecipeanditturnedoutwell.
Also,triedyourPanneerKheerandRasmalairecipes.Theyturnedoutsuperdeliciousandcantthankyouenoughfor
postingthispanneerrecipeUSINGCURD.
Itriedtherecipesalongwithmymotheranditisaveryspecialmemoryforus.THANKYOUandappreciateyourhard
workandintenttoshare!!!
KEEPCOOKING:)
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NaelaUmer August31,2013at1:13PM
DearSister,
Canyoutellmehowtomakefreshcreamathomeforcakes,Isawyourreceipebutyouhavementionednottousefor
cakes,Iwantarecipeforthecake.
thanks.
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SHARMILEEJ

August31,2013at1:15PM

Ihaventtriedmakingfreshcreamformakingcakes...maybewhenItryandsucceedinitwillpostithere:)
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UmaRamesh October16,2013at8:14PM
hisharmi,
what's the shelf life of panner.can't we keep more than a week.becoz we cannot use all the panner within 4
days.Thanks.
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SHARMILEEJ

October16,2013at8:23PM

Youcanrefrigerateitfor23daysafterthatIamnotsureitmayturnhard....Tryfreezingit
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JoyshreeDeb November23,2013at6:32PM
HiSharmilee,
Thanksforthishomemadepaneerrecipe.EarlierItriedwithlemonbutneverhadtheideaofkeepingitunderaheavy
weight and then refrigerate it. So, never got perfect paneer and always preferred buying. I am surely trying this
tomorrow.Also,canIusealargesieveinsteadofa"cheesecloth"?
Thanks:)
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SHARMILEEJ

November24,2013at2:02PM

Largesieveinthesensetheholesshouldsmallonlyforthewheytodrip...takecareofthatalone...
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JoyshreeDeb December5,2013at6:40PM
JusttotellyouthatIhavemadepaneer4timesafterIlastpostedaquery.Everytimeitcameoutperfect.I
used"cheesecloth"(apieceofdhoti).
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suzanne31381 January12,2014at3:57PM

Pleasetellmewhatexactlythecurdis,andifIcannotgetthat,howmuchlemonjuiceshouldIuse?Obviously,Iamnew
toIndiancooking,sothanksforbeingpatientwiththisobviousquestion.
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SHARMILEEJ

January13,2014at7:04PM

Curdisyogurt.....Ifyouareusinglemonjuicethenuse34tbsp(I'vementioneditintheingredientslist)
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Nirupama August8,2014at2:59PM
Whenthemilkspoilsbyitself,canwestillmakepaneeroutofit?Havethisdoubtforalongtime,thanksinadvance.:)
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SHARMILEEJ

August13,2014at9:04PM

Aww...Iamreallynotsurethatsoundsconfusing:O
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RuthNassa August15,2014at12:14PM
Hello. I love the sound of all your dishes and would love to make paneer myself. However I am English and VERY
inexperiencedatIndiancookery.Idonothavearotimakerorpestle&mortar.Isitpossibletouseacoupleofheavy
choppingboardstopressthepaneerbetween,thenIcanaddmoreweightsontop?
Verysorryformyinexperiencedquestion
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SHARMILEEJ

August15,2014at1:19PM

NpatallRuthNassa....Yesyoucanuseanythingheavytoplaceonit....Itsjustforpressingsake...Soyoucan
useanyheavyobjectspreferableshouldbeflatsothatitmakesthepaneerflat...Hopethishelps!
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Hema September20,2014at4:13PM
HiSharmi,urrecipesaretoogoodandalovelypictureofyourrecipes.Igotagoodhomemadepaneerfollowingyour
instructions.ButwhenIpreparedkadaipaneer,mypaneerwassosoftandgotscrambledanditwasmorelikeburji.
WhatshouldIdo?Ididnotsoakinhotwater,asitwasalreadysoft..
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SHARMILEEJ

September21,2014at9:09PM

Ifitsnotsetproperlythenitwillcrumble.....sosetitproperlyforthementionedamountoftimethenproceed
withcubingthem....Hopethishelps!!
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AnilTehalani December20,2014at4:36PM
Goodeveningmaam
Ihave1doubtihavereadinsomearticlesthataftermakingpaneeritshouldbekeptincoldwaterfor2.3hourswhat
shouldIdopleasetellme
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SHARMILEEJ

December21,2014at7:00PM

Iamnotsureofit....Ijustcooldownanstoreit
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lailabaloch February8,2015at8:12PM
pleaseanybodyhelpme?Idothesameasmentionabovebutwhilestirringthereisnowaterseparationasatlastitis
bitlikekhoyaeveniaddedcurdaswellsowhattodonow???Help!
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SHARMILEEJ

March3,2015at5:35PM

Trywithlemonjuiceandsee...Whatmilkdidyouuse?
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sowmiyasabarinath February11,2015at9:56AM
shalliuseaavinblue
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SHARMILEEJ

February11,2015at10:45AM

Isuggesttousefullfatmilk...aavinred/orangewillbeperfect
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Shweta June13,2015at8:44PM
Hi
Howtostorewheywater?Howlongdoesitkeepgooduntilnextuse?Plreply
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SHARMILEEJ

June14,2015at6:38AM

Youcanrefrigerateanduseitfor23weeks
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Unknown November6,2015at9:15AM
Thanksforthispost..Itriedthisyesterdayandcameoutperfectly.Sohappy:D
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MortalShowersBringEternalFlowers December1,2015at8:42PM
Willyouhelpmeunderstandwhatcurdis?Ihavemadepaneerwithcitricacidandlemonjuice.Iwanttotryitwithcurd.
ButIdon'tknowhowtobuyormakecurd.Iscurdoldmilk?Orbuttermilk?Isitwhatisleftoverfrommakingpaneerlast
time?
I am an Amarican mom, I love your website. We started eating vegetarian after my son was diagnosed with bone
cancer.WeLOVEIndianfood.Thankyouforteachingmesuchwonderfulhealthyrecipesandtechniques.
Thanks
Stephanie
MortalShowersBringEternalFlowers.com
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SHARMILEEJ

December2,2015at1:22PM

Curdisyogurt.ThanyousomuchforlovingSharmisPassions!
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LenkaB January20,2016at3:54PM
I have tried to make this twice already, but it always turns out into crumbles.. Can you help me understand what Im
doingwrong?Ijustcan'tgetitintosubstancethatcouldbecut,asititjustabowlofcrumblesthatIcansprinkleontopof
acurryorsomething..Ilovepaneerandreallywanttolearnhowtomakeit,thistimeIevengotanonpasteurizedmilk
fromanearbyfarm,butthatdidn'thelpeither..Thanksforyouranswerinadvance!
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SHARMILEEJ

January24,2016at12:18PM

Ohnotreallysurewhythathappens...ifthemilkisfullycurdledthenthereshouldntbeaproblem....Ihave
triedbothwithcowsmilkandaavinmilkanditworksfine...Doyouwaittillthewheycompletelyseparates?
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