Flavored Cottage Cheese / Paneer

                  Flavored  Cottage Cheese  ( Low fat version )

 

Milk  :  500 ml  ( Tonned Milk )

Curd :  ½ cup

Red Chilli flakes  :  ½ tsp

crushed dry curry leaves :  ½  tsp

Turmeric powder :  2 pinches

Salt  : 1 tsp

 

          Boil the milk and when it becomes to rise, add all the ingredients except salt…..     

When it curdle completely add salt , immediately remove and strain by using kitchen cloth. ( store this strained whey water .... It  can be used while kneading roti dough.)

 keep it on a flat plate.  Place some weight on top of it.  

After half an hour, your Paneer is ready to cut into your desired shape.

 

Storing:    soak the paneer block  in water in a bowl and keep in the fridge. this way the paneer does not become hard. soak the paneer in warm water and use.

[Note :  Instead of Tonned milk , you can use Full cream milk.]