Homemade Paneer (Cottage Cheese)
A simple recipe for making smooth and creamy paneer at home using buffalo milk, cream, and yogurt.
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- •3 l Buffalo milkfresh
- •400 mL Cream
- •1 cup Yogurt
- 1
Heat 3 liters of buffalo milk in a pan until it comes to a boil.
10 min
- 2
Add 400 mL of cream to the boiling milk and stir.
1 min
- 3
Add 1 cup of yogurt to the milk and cream mixture, stir until the milk splits.
2 min
- 4
Prepare a strainer with a muslin cloth and strain the split milk.
2 min
- 5
Place the strained paneer in a bowl of ice water to cool it quickly.
3 min
- 6
Squeeze out excess water from the paneer using the muslin cloth.
2 min
- 7
Shape the paneer and place it on a perforated dish, cover with a weight to drain excess moisture.
1h 0m
- 8
After 1 to 1.5 hours, remove the weight and unwrap the paneer.
5 min
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