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Jacky · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:36 pm Post subject:

I found this while trying to find my home-made yogurt receipe!

Paneer

1. Boil milk in a big pan.
2. When full boil is reached reduce the heat (quickly!). Before foam subsides completely add lemon juice, and stir slowly in one direction. You should start seeing the formation of curds if you've added enough lemon. Remove pan from heat and agitate the pan for a while. If the curds are not well formed and separated from the yellow whey put back on the heat and add a bit more lemon.
3. Set aside to let the cheese settle, lidded, for ten minutes.
4. Line a colander with muslin or tea towel etc. Remove the large curds with a slotted spoon, then gently pour the rest in. Pull the sides up and twist at the top. Hold the ball under running tap of warmish water to cool, then give it a squeeze and leave to hang for 2-3 hrs. (A mixer tap is a good place). You can also leave ,wrapped, in the colander with a bowl of water on top of the cheese (and a plate underneath). This should cut the draining time to an hour or so dependant on quantity.

Amounts etc:
1 litre of milk needs approx 1.5tbs fresh lemon juice (I use bottled for this which seems to need more.) You can use citric acid- will post info if anyone uses this) 1ltr should give approx 4oz or 115g cheese. Its not much. You can do as much milk as you've room for boiling in the pan. Full fat milk is best, but I've used semi skimmed before too. As with yogurt making everything must be really clean.

Never made it, but thought it might be useful. Smile

Pilsbury · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:43 pm Post subject:

this is an indian cheese that a couple of my catering assistants make reguarly, you can use lemon juice or vinigar and it can be pressed to make firm slabs of cheeses as well, then it can used a bit like halumi (sp) chese and can be grilled and eaten hot and is used in a curry with peas that is popular.
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Jacky · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:53 pm Post subject:

Thank you Pilsbury, I wondered what sort of cheese it was Very Happy

Libby · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:04 pm Post subject:

are you going to have a go at making some Jacky?
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lloyd · 5 Star Club Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 3315

so are we doing a cheese making forum challenge then, or what?

Cabbagepatch · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:19 pm Post subject:

I a sulking. Pilsbury has the Ascott cheesemaking kit that I've been coveting for several years now Twisted Evil

Libby · Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:41 am Post subject:

Jacky · Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:10 am Post subject:

I wouldn't mind having a go ... just finding the time, which I know is a poor excuse but ....... Wink

How about making it the February challenge but Lloyd you do need to complete the January one first Twisted Evil

Perhaps not you might get me chopping up trees or something needing muscles Laughing