Thread: I just discovered Paneer by accident.

So whenever I'm at Trader Joes, I always am on the lookout for new stuff, especially frozen meal type dishes. So I see a Paneer Tika Masala with spinach Basmati rice. Pic looks good, I've had Masala before, sounds good, so I get one. Took it to work today to have for lunch, pop it in the micro, smells pretty good, but I'm looking at the chunks of chicken & they look too perfect & uniform, so then I bite into one, & I say to myself, this doesn't taste like chicken . It seemed like it was tofu, which I like, & it tasted good. When I first looked at the box, I just assumed it was chicken, but I was wrong .

No problem, the more I ate it, the more curious I got, so I decided to look at the ingredients on the box, & I'm not finding tofu listed, now I'm confused . It should be near the top, but I don't see it, then I see Paneer listed & I'm like wtf, I've never heard of Paneer, so I googled it & now I know all about this cool old school cheese .

Yeah Paneer is the shiznit. I'm indian and I love the stuff, especially Paneer Tika Masala or Palak (Spinach) Paneer. To be honest whenever we go out to eat, I actually rank it higher than meat as far as things that I have to get.

Yes, fresh paneer is heavenly. I'll take palak paneer any day of the week

mm....saag paneer = heavenly bits of cheese in spinach

Originally Posted by token

mm....saag paneer = heavenly bits of cheese in spinach

LOL! Was just going to say that! One of my biggest food downfalls. I make at least once a week.

For me, an Indian meal isn't complete without Saag Paneer or Palak Paneer. I also could snack on Samosas all day.

we eat a different kind of paneer (bengali kind) that we fry and eat with potato curry and puffy bread for breakfast. I am not a big fan of it..but my wife loves it(who is white)....seems to one of those dishes that a lot of westerners really enjoy..as its not too spicy yet has the desi "stick to your ribs" goodness

Matar Paneer

Considering that im bengali and having a few Indian restaurants in the family i didnt discover paneer until i was 16

once you pop it, you can't stop it

Im Indian so obviously i eat allot of indain food, and i have to admit that Paneer is my least favorite thing haha