Paneer (Saag Paneer)
Truly and I had invited friends for dinner tonight and thanks to my darling girl finding a good Indian restaurant recently, it came to me to test my culinary and cheese making skills in making an Indian dinner for us.
Nothing fancy - butter chicken and Saag Paneer - from scratch
Hadn't done much with Paneer before - but it seemed very simple
Steps: Boil 1 gallon whole milk
ensure you stir constantly until you achieve a light rolling boil
Then add 8 tablespoons lemon juice and continue cooking for about 15-20 seconds
The milk will curdle
Remove from heat and allow to cool 15 minutes
Drain curd and whey through muslin and preds the curd.
I used our cheese press, but it could be twisted and hung for 2-3 hours
When done, its quite solid
For Saag Paneer, i cubed this and toasted it lightly before preparing the spinach and spices. My Saag was a little spicy but the cheese played out pretty well
Very simple. Quite quick. Not much flavour but picks up the flavours around it quite nicely