The market · Dairy and eggs · South Asia

Paneer

A fresh, unaged cheese made by curdling hot milk with acid and pressing the curds. It softens but never melts.

milky · mild

If you can't find it

Indian grocers and most supermarkets.

  1. 1Halloumi
    The same weight, soaked in water for 30 minutes
    You lose paneer's mildness; halloumi is saltier and squeakier.

Goes with

spinachtomatogaram masala

Knowing it

Where to buy
South Asian grocers — or make it in half an hour with milk and lemon.

Kitchens that keep it in

Punjab — northern India and eastern PakistanPunjabiWheat, dairy and the tandoor: rich, generous cooking from the land of five rivers, and the source of much of what the world calls Indian food.10 classics

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