Paneer Kheer / Paneer Payasam

Paneer is tasty in whatever form it takes or whatever it is made into. Paneer kheer is a tasty dessert served chilled to enjoy the grainy texture of crumbled paneer in thick milk  seasoned with dry fruits of choice. Love this as a very good alternate to regular kheers which are made at home

It takes very little time to make this dessert and also it is not very heavy to eat. So a very good option when craving for a lovely dessert to end a beautiful meal

Serves... 2 ppl 

Serve option... Chilled

This is what u'll need....

Milk - 1/2 litre
Vinegar - 1 tspn
Dry fruits - as needed
Cardamom powder - a pinch
Saffron - a pinch(optional)
Sugar to taste

Here is the stir....

• Heat 1/3 of the milk in a sauce pan

• When it starts boiling, add a tspn of vinegar to it and turn off the flame

• The paneer and whey should start separating. Use a strainer to separate the paneer

• Wash this under running water couple of times to remove vinegar smell and set it aside

• Pour remaining milk into a pan. If planning to use the same pan then make sure you clean it thoroughly before adding milk to it

• Heat the milk and bring it to a boil

• Soak saffron strands in a separate bowl with a tablespoon of milk to infuse the flavour and colour

• Turn down the flame and simmer milk till it reduces to half or is thick enough to your liking

• Add dry fruits of your choice. I used sliced cashews, sliced almonds and chironji / saara paruppu

• Pour in the saffron infused milk into the pan. Give it a good stir

• Add crumbled paneer into the milk

• Add sugar as per you taste and liking and let it simmer for couple of minutes

• Sprinkle little cardamom powder

• Turn off the flame and let cool. Put it in refrigerator to chill

• Serve chilled and enjoy

Note:

• Keep the flame on low and stir it continuously to avoid milk sticking to the bottom of the pan
• You can fry nuts in a little ghee before adding it to the kheer. This will make the kheer taste richer but heavy
• Adjust sugar to suit your taste