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Paneer

पनीर
puh-NEER

Fresh, unaged Indian cheese — the vegetarian protein of the north.

Meaning & usage

Paneer is a fresh, non-melting cheese made by curdling hot milk with lemon juice or vinegar and pressing the curds into a firm block. Bland on its own, it absorbs flavour beautifully — hence paneer tikka, palak paneer, shahi paneer, paneer butter masala. For much of vegetarian North India it plays the role meat plays elsewhere on the plate.

In a sentence

The palak paneer at her aunt's wedding ruined every other one.

Common spelling variants

  • Panir

Paneer is the canonical English spelling used in MG Mini puzzles.

Category: Food Origin: Persian Script: Hindi