Paneer is a Persian/Indian cheese, made from curdling heated milk by adding lemon juice or vinegar, the result a non-melting cheese like the texture of Greek or Turkish Halloumi.
It has increasingly become more and more popular in the last 15 years in the west, amongst Indian & Pakistani vegetarians due to the high protein content and also a substitute to meat. You will find it in nearly all good south Asian restaurants, made in various styles and combinations like: Paneer Somasos (minced paneer in rectangular pastry), Paneer Tikka (marinated paneer char grilled), Paneer Chilly (semi-dry chilly dish) or Palak Paneer (with spinach).
You can buy paneer from all good south Asian grocers, just like package cheese and is sold according to its weight, either in the form of blocks or cubed pieces.
It has increasingly become more and more popular in the last 15 years in the west, amongst Indian & Pakistani vegetarians due to the high protein content and also a substitute to meat. You will find it in nearly all good south Asian restaurants, made in various styles and combinations like: Paneer Somasos (minced paneer in rectangular pastry), Paneer Tikka (marinated paneer char grilled), Paneer Chilly (semi-dry chilly dish) or Palak Paneer (with spinach).
You can buy paneer from all good south Asian grocers, just like package cheese and is sold according to its weight, either in the form of blocks or cubed pieces.
Lightly fried paneer cubes
