Homemade Paneer

Source : Bring The Milk To The Full Boil Over A Medium-high Flamekeep The Lemon Juice Mixed With Water- Handynow Once The Milk Comes To The Boiling Point- Turn...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : October 25, 2025

Step:

  1. Bring the milk to the full boil, over a medium-high flame

    Homemade Paneer recipe step 1 photo
  2. Keep the Lemon Juice mixed with water- Handy

    Homemade Paneer recipe step 2 photo
  3. Now, once the milk comes to the boiling point- turn off the flame for about a couple of minutes time

    Homemade Paneer recipe step 3 photo
  4. Add in the lemon-water mix- slowly & gradually with a spoon with one hand & keep on stirring the milk gently with the other

    Homemade Paneer recipe step 4 photo
  5. Now, once the milk starts curdling & the whey (greenish liquid- post the milk has curdled) separates from it, stop adding the lemon mixture any further (if still remaining)

    Homemade Paneer recipe step 5 photo
  6. Strain the whey & the Chhena with the help of a cheese cloth & then wash it with the chilled water & squeeze out the excess water as much as is possible & hang it on a height (for the remaining water to drip out of it), for about an hours time or so

    Homemade Paneer recipe step 6 photo Homemade Paneer recipe step 6 photo
  7. My homemade fresh Chhena/Paneer is ready now...!!!

    Homemade Paneer recipe step 7 photo Homemade Paneer recipe step 7 photo
  8. You can use the same in varieties of your dishes: Starting from the Sweet Dishes to the Savouries or even the Sabji/Gravies, etc. with the same

    Homemade Paneer recipe step 8 photo Homemade Paneer recipe step 8 photo

Ingredients

  1. 1 ltr Full Cream Milk
  2. 2 tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice
  3. 1.5 tbsp Water
  4. as needed Washed & Clean CheeseCloth
  5. 1 ltr Chilled Water (To Wash the Paneer)

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