An inside day...

Drat!  I woke up to rain this morning and after days of hot, glorious sunshine and hours spent working in the garden, I found I had inside time on my hands.  I decided to make my second batch of paneer...a soft cheese used in Indian cuisine.  Gwen made some last week and following in her footsteps, I tried my own and it didn't take long for it to disappear.  I wanted to use some herbs from the garden (any excuse to get outside) and when I was mentally checking off which ones were ready, that great Simon and Garfunkel song popped into my head, "Are you going to Scarborough Fair," so I picked parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme...

I chopped the herbs and gave the lemon a squeeze...

I got the cloth and colander ready.  I haven't been able to find cheesecloth anywhere in town, so I picked up a cheesy dishcloth from the dollar store and will have to make do with that until I find the real thing...

Once the milk came to an almost boil, I added the herbs and lemon juice, poured the lot into the cloth to drain the whey from the curds and set a bowl of water on top as a cheese press...

An hour later and I had my very own untraditional paneer, the Scarborough Fair kind of cheese...

Comments

[Marie]

Beautiful looking paneer! Well done! I always loved Simon and Garfunkle songs! I guess my age is showing!

[Papernest]

looks so yummy.... makes me feel famished just looking at it.

[sara]

this looks lovely! we have some kitchen utensils in common, Barb :)

[sara]

i made my own! Thanks for the inspiration!!!
Check it out - http://mwlcooking.blogspot.com/2008/10/homemade-paneer-cheese.html