pirnten printen
Dinner, Glutenfree, LCHF, Lunch, Nut-free, Recipes, Tastecelebration, Vegetarian, Veggies
comments 2

Homemade paneer with pak choi and curry

Homemade_paneer_with_pakchoi_and_curry

Did you ever try paneer (or panir as you also see sometimes)?
It is an Indian cheese that you can fry and add to al different kinds of sauces. It has a lovely crisp when fried and is a perfect vegetarian alternative when you are longing for something crunchy and filling. And the best thing, it is super easy to make yourself at home with just a few ingredients.

When having the cheese already at home, the dinner can be ready in about 15 minutes. In other words; the perfect dinner on a tired and rushed day during the week! Since you also rather easily can get the cheese in a well-stocked supermarket or health store, I have decided to first give you the recipe for the dish itself and then the paneer. Just to prove that I also have fast food in my repertoire…

Lets get to work!
2 persons

Ingredients for main dish with paneer with pak choi and curry
200 gram fresh paneer
1 big red onion
1 tsp of yellow curry pasta (ask your own tastebuds how hot you want it)
Butter and deodorized coconut oil to bake in
3-4 fresh tomatoes
1 dl full cream
5 leaves of pak choi

How do I do it?
1. Cut the paneer in 1×1 cm dices and fry them in a separate skillet in deodorized coconut oil. Let the baked paneer cool off on a separate plate while you prepare the sauce.
2. Peel and slice the onion in the length.
3. Slice the pak choi in suitable mouth bites.
4. Cut the tomatoes in smaller pieces (approx. 1×2 cm dices)
5. Add some butter or ghee to, a preferably, deep skillet. When melted, add the onion. Bake carefully on low heat until softened. Add the curry paste to the skillet and turn around as it gets warm and develop the flavors.
6. Add the tomatoes and cream to the skillet and turn around. Let it carefully simmer on low heat. After about 5 minutes, add the pak choi and let it simmer in the sauce for another few minutes.
7. Serve the sauce in a deep plate and sprinkle your fried pieces of paneer on top.
For a more fancy version (and very tasty!), add some chopped cashew nuts and some fresh coriander.
Enjoy!

Homemade paneer
This recipe gives about 200 gram ready cheese.
You need a cheese cloth or a nutbag to be able to strain the cheese.

Ingredients
2 liter fresh full fat milk
5-6 tbs of fresh lemon juice (about 2-2,5 lemons)
1,5 tsp salt

How do I do it?
1. Prepare a cheese cloth in a colander in the sink.
2. Pour all the milk in a heavy-bottomed pan. Add the salt to the pan. Let it come to a boil on the stove. Turn every now and then with a wooden stick to check so that the milk won’t burn.
3. When the milk is just below 100 degrees (around 93º if using a thermometer), lower the heat and add the lemon juice little by little. Stir the fluid and you will soon see that the milk is sepearating itself in whey and cheese. Continue stirring and adding lemon juice until you have a thick cheese curd.
4. Use a skimmer to catch all the curd and place it in the prepared cheese cloth in the colander. Fold carefully the cloth around the cheese.
5. Place a a big bowl on top of the cheese cloth and fill the bowl with water to make it really heavy. This way you press al the whey out if the cheese. Leave the cheese like this for about 1-3 hours.
6. When al the whey is gone from the curd, you are left with a steady piece of fresh cheese that you cut in pieces without melting when baking. The cheese can be kept in salted water in the refrigerator until the day after if needed. Yum!

 

2 Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.