Paneer Recipes
A Paneer Recipes collection that will help you to decide what to make with a block of paneer. Find 90 Indian Paneer Recipes ranging from breakfast, snacks, sweets and main course. From these extensive list of paneer recipes, choose the recipe that you want to make depending on the availability of ingredients and the time you have.
Paneer is a fresh, non-aged cheese that is made by curdling hot milk with a food acid like lemon juice or vinegar. The curdled and coagulated milk particles are collected in a muslin to drain the extra whey. Either the muslin bundle is kept under a heavy weighted object or it is hung over a hook or the kitchen sink faucet handle for the whey to be drained.
Once all the whey is drained what you get is a block of fresh cheese which you can cut into cubes. Paneer does not melt on cooking. Paneer is firm and can be cut into blocks or cubes or any shape that you prefer. It can also be grated, shredded or scrambled.
In the Indian cuisine, you will find many dishes where paneer is either added in cubes, triangles, squares or other shapes. You will also find recipes made with scrambled or grated paneer.
Being a versatile ingredient it can be added to any recipe for some protein boost. In most of these recipes paneer is the hero ingredient. Paneer is included in the meals as it is a good source of calcium and protein for many vegetarians.
Paneer is also known as Indian cottage cheese. Though it has a different texture than the cottage cheese that is available outside India.
While paneer is easily available in stores, making it at home is super easy and gives you the best homemade paneer without any added fillers, preservatives or additives. You can check my recipe post on How to Make Paneer if interested in making it.
One of the most popular and a favorite Indian paneer recipe is Paneer Butter Masala. A smooth, velvety, creamy tomato based gravy with soft and succulent paneer cubes. The dish is a vegetarian take on Butter Chicken but fairly easy to make than butter chicken. This paneer recipe is so popular that is often included in the menu of many Indian restaurants.
Below I feature my paneer butter masala recipe that is loved and liked by our readers and fans. You get to see a handy list of the ingredients that you need and then you can decide if you want to make this popular paneer recipe.