Comments: PERSIAN ETYMOLOGY.

Egregious, eminent and outstanding. I assume that's what you meant.

Posted by Conrad at February 19, 2007 07:29 PM

Cool stuff. It seems the botanically correct name for the plant is now Withania coagulans.

Posted by gubo at February 20, 2007 10:58 AM

I learnt to make paneer from my mother who must have learnt etc etc

Boil whole cream milk till roiling - at least a gallon else you don't get enough solid matter to make it useful - you can now use a tablespoon or two of white vinegar or lime juice to "break" the milk, which immediately [boiling continues but not roiling, turn heat down a bit] begins to seperate into whey and solid fresh curds. Turn off heat. Drain through clean muslin cloth [mom has used dad's handkerchiefs on occasion] and then tie the curd into the cloth [you can tie a knot at the ends] and place in sink, on slanted cutting board to drain with heavy flat weight [paneer will be flat, firm, tofu like texture ] or hang from tap for a more "grits" like texture you can scramble like eggs - yum. [infini]

Posted by niti at February 23, 2007 12:36 AM

Of course, that's practically identical to the manner in which tofu is made from fresh soymilk. I usually use a colander to contain the curds for the pressing part, though.

Posted by speedwell at February 26, 2007 12:18 PM

Could I just say, I love the word "roiling".

Posted by nomis at March 1, 2007 03:21 AM