How to make Paneer / Indian Cottage Cheese at home

Make Paneer Butter Masala or Shahi Paneer or any of your favorite dish!!!!

Ingredients

Full Fat Milk: 3 Liters
Lemon: 2

Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Method

I have used 2 big seedless lemon.

Squeeze the lemon and keep aside.  You will need about 3 table spoons of lemon juice

Pour milk to a pan and let it boil

Once the milk boils well reduce the flame

Add the lemon juice and let the milk curdle well and switch off the flame

Let it rest for 2 to 3 minutes

Now using a muslin cloth strain the water from the milk solid

Pour some cold water and rinse the panner well so that there are no traces of lemon juice i it
Squeeze out all the water and tie the cloth and hang it for 30 minutes so that all the water drips out
Place the paneer with the cloth on on to a flat surface or plate and keep some heavy object on top

I used 2 chopping board and kept the panner in between them and placed a water can on top

Let the paneer rest for 1 to 2 hours.  By the time it will be set

Take the set paneer out of the cloth and cut the paneer to desired shape and size as per your wish

Store in air tight container in fridge and use it to many your favorite paneer dishes.  But finish it off in 2 or 3 days

Note:
You can use vinegar or curd to curdle the milk
You can use the whey water for making dough for chapathi