PANEER IS A FRESH CHEESE MADE BY CURDLING MILK WITH LEMON JUICE, VINEGAR, OR A FOOD-GRADE ACID, THEN PRESSING THE RESULTING CURDS INTO A BLOCK. UNLIKE OTHER CHEESES, PANEER IS NOT AGED OR FERMENTED AND HAS A MILD FLAVOR AND CRUMBLY TEXTURE, AND ITS TEXTURE IS SOFT, SPONGY, AND SQUEAKY. THIS TEXTURE HELPS IT TO ABSORB THE FLAVORS OF SAUCES OR MARINADES.
