Cheeses From India

Paneer


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Paneer is the most common South Asian and Persian cheese. It is an unaged, acid-set, non-melting farmer cheese made by curdling heated milk with lemon juice or other food acid. The process is similar to queso blanco, except that paneer does not have salt added. The texture of paneer is very similar to that [...]

Chhena


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Chhena or Chhana is fresh, unripened curd cheese eaten in India and neighboring Bangladesh. A crumbly and moist form of farmers cheese or paneer, it is used to make desserts such as rasgulla. It is created in a similar process to paneer except it is not pressed for as long. It is most popular in [...]