There’s no point cribbing over spoilt milk, follow these steps to turn the milk into paneer.
If curdling doesn’t begin within a few seconds, add some more lemon juice.
Step 1:
Boil the milk. If you are using very cold milk, then start boiling it on low flame and then increase the flame a little, to reach medium heat. If you boil refrigerated milk at high flame, the paneer may smell strange.
Step 2:
Add 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and turn off the flame as soon as the milk starts curdling.
Step 3:
Set a colander on top of a container and place a thin muslin cloth over it. Since we used lemon juice to curdle the milk, the paneer will need to be rinsed under water to remove the aroma of lemon.
Step 4:
Drain off the water completely from the paneer, and squeeze off any excess water left.
Step 5:
Keep the cloth in a plate that has holes in it. Place a heavy utensil on the paneer and let it sit for an hour.
Step 6:
Cut the paneer into cubes and place it in the refrigerator.