paneer

American

[puh-neer] / pəˈnɪər /

Or panir

noun

a fresh, soft cheese originating in India and made by curdling milk with an acid such as lemon juice.

paneer British

/ pəˈnɪə /

noun

a soft white cheese, used in Indian cookery

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Etymology

Origin of paneer

From the Hindi word panīr “cheese”

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paneer

Things like frozen truffle mac and cheese and saag paneer are now commonplace.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Mundhe has enforced bans on using newspapers to wrap food, synthetic dyes and banned analogue paneer - non-dairy cottage cheese substitutes.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Marlene Cooper has paid $100 a week to get a box of five meals from Blue Apron for the last decade, delighting in dinners like chicken enchilada skillet and cilantro paneer and chickpea curry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Divided into smaller groups, we prepared butter chicken, green pea pulao and palak paneer, then sat down to enjoy the meal together.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

Over saag paneer and chicken tikka masala, Mrs. Richardson put her hand on Elizabeth’s arm.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

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