Source: LCBO Food & Drink Spring 2008
Region: India
Rating: Untried
Paneer is an Indian cheese which housewives make fresh every day. As an easy substitute, place ricotta in a cheese-cloth-lined sieve and weigh down overnight to press out the whey.
Pour milk into a large pot over high heat. Add salt and bring just to a boil. Turn heat to low and let simmer for 5 minutes, watching carefully so the pot does not boil over.
Remvoe milk from heat and stir lemon juice into pot, 1 tbsp at a time. The milk will begin to curdle. Keep stirring and adding lemon juice until you have large curds and slightly cloudy whey. Pour curds into a sieve and discard whey.
Turn curds onto a piece of clean cheese cloth and press into a block , folding cheesecloth around curds. Place in a sieve over a large bowl, cover with a small plate and used canned goods as weights to press out any remaining whey. Refrigerate for 3 hours or until firm. Discard any remaining whey.