88 Dishes

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Achar

A south asian pickle, also known as avalehikā, pachchadi, achaar (sometimes spelled as aachaar), athaanu, loncha, oorugaai, or aavakaai is a pickled food, native to the indian subcontinent, made from a variety of vegetables and fruits, preserved in brine, vinegar, or edible oils along with various indian spices.

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Aloo tikki

Aloo tikki, also known as aloo ki tikkia, aloo ki tikki, and alu tikki, is a snack originating from the indian subcontinent; in indian, pakistani, and bangladeshi preparation, it is made of boiled potatoes, peas, and various curry spices. "aloo" means potato, and "tikki" means a small cutlet or croquette in hindi-urdu and marathi. it is served hot along with a side of saunth, tamarind, and coriander-mint sauce, and sometimes dahi (yogurt) or chickpeas. the snack is a vegetarian alternative and an indian equivalent of the hash brown.

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Bacon

Bacon is a type of salt-cured pork made from various cuts, typically the belly or less fatty parts of the back. it is eaten as a side dish (particularly in breakfasts), used as a central ingredient (e.g., the bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich (blt)), or as a flavouring or accent (as in bacon bits in a salad). bacon is also used for barding and larding roasts, especially game, including venison and pheasant, and may also be used to insulate or flavour roast joints by being layered onto the meat. the word is derived from the proto-germanic *bakkon, meaning "back meat". meat from other animals, such as beef, lamb, chicken, goat, or turkey, may also be cut, cured, or otherwise prepared to resemble bacon, and may even be referred to as, for example, "turkey bacon". such use is common in areas with significant jewish and muslim populations as both religions prohibit the consumption of pork. vegetarian bacons such as "soy bacon" also exist.

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Bharta

Bhurta, vorta, bhorta, or bharta is a lightly fried mixture of mashed vegetables (chakata) in the cuisine of india and bangladesh.an example of this is baingan bartha.

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Chaat

Chaat, or chāt (iast: cāṭ) (lit. 'lick, tasting, delicacy') is a family of savoury snacks that originated in india, typically served as an hors d'oeuvre or at roadside tracks from stalls or food carts across south asia in india, pakistan, nepal and bangladesh. with its origins in uttar pradesh, india, chaat has become immensely popular in the rest of south asia and the caribbean.

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Chana chaat

Chickpea snack or side dish with tomatoes, onions, cucumber, spices, pomegranate seeds

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Chana masala

Chana masala ([ˈtʃənaː məˈsaːlaː], literally 'mix-spiced small-chickpeas'), also known as channay, chole masala, chhole masala, chole or chholay (plural), is a dish originating from the indian subcontinent. the main ingredient is a variety of chickpea called chana (चना) or kala chana ('black chana') which are approximately half the diameter of typical chickpeas with a stronger flavour and firmer texture even after being cooked. chole is the name for the larger and lighter coloured chickpea commonly found in the west. these are known as kabuli chana (काबुली चना) in hindi. chana masala is fairly dry and spicy with a sour citrus note (the flavor usually comes from coriander and onion). chana are usually replaced by chole in most restaurants, and both versions are widely sold as snack food and street food in the indian subcontinent.

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Chatpate

Snack mixture of puffed rice, chickpeas, hot chilies, peanuts, spices, cilantro, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers

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Croissant

A croissant (uk: , us: , french: [kʁwasɑ̃] (listen)) is a buttery, flaky, french viennoiserie pastry inspired by the shape of the austrian kipferl but using the french yeast-leavened laminated dough. croissants are named for their historical crescent shape, the dough is layered with butter, rolled and folded several times in succession, then rolled into a thin sheet, in a technique called laminating. the process results in a layered, flaky texture, similar to a puff pastry. crescent-shaped breads have been made since the renaissance, and crescent-shaped cakes possibly since antiquity but using brioche dough. kipferls have long been a staple of austrian, and french bakeries and pâtisseries. the modern croissant was developed in the early 20th century when french bakers replaced the brioche dough of the kipferl with a yeast-leavened laminated dough. in the late 1970s, the development of factory-made, frozen, preformed but unbaked dough made them into a fast food that could be freshly baked by unskilled labor. the croissant bakery, notably the la croissanterie chain, was a french response to american-style fast food, and as of 2008, 30–40% of the croissants sold in french bakeries and patisseries were baked from frozen dough.croissants are a common part of a continental breakfast in many european countries.

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Croutons

A crouton is a piece of rebaked bread, often cubed and seasoned. croutons are used to add texture and flavor to salads—notably the caesar salad—as an accompaniment to soups and stews, or eaten as a snack food.

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Dahi

Curd is a traditional yogurt or fermented milk product, originating from the indian subcontinent, usually prepared from cow's milk, and sometimes buffalo milk, or goat milk. it is popular throughout the indian subcontinent. the word curd is used in indian english to refer to (naturally probiotic) homemade yogurt, while the term yogurt refers to the pasteurized commercial variety known as heat treated fermented milk.

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Dahi bhalla

Dahi vada is a type of chaat (snack) originating from karnataka ,india from the indian subcontinent and popular throughout south asia. it is prepared by soaking vadas (fried flour balls) in thick dahi (yogurt).

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Dosa

Dosa may refer to:

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Finger chips

French fries (north american english), chips (british english), finger chips (indian english), french-fried potatoes, or simply fries, are batonnet or allumette-cut deep-fried potatoes, disputed origin from belgium and france. they are prepared by cutting potatoes into even strips, drying them, and frying them, usually in a deep fryer. pre-cut, blanched, and frozen russet potatoes are widely used, and sometimes baked in a regular or convection oven; air fryers are small convection ovens marketed for frying potatoes. french fries are served hot, either soft or crispy, and are generally eaten as part of lunch or dinner or by themselves as a snack, and they commonly appear on the menus of diners, fast food restaurants, pubs, and bars. they are often salted and may be served with ketchup, vinegar, mayonnaise, tomato sauce, or other local specialities. fries can be topped more heavily, as in the dishes of poutine or chili cheese fries. french fries can be made from sweet potatoes instead of potatoes. a baked variant, oven fries, uses less or no oil.

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French fries

French fries (north american english), chips (british english), finger chips (indian english), french-fried potatoes, or simply fries, are batonnet or allumette-cut deep-fried potatoes, disputed origin from belgium and france. they are prepared by cutting potatoes into even strips, drying them, and frying them, usually in a deep fryer. pre-cut, blanched, and frozen russet potatoes are widely used, and sometimes baked in a regular or convection oven; air fryers are small convection ovens marketed for frying potatoes. french fries are served hot, either soft or crispy, and are generally eaten as part of lunch or dinner or by themselves as a snack, and they commonly appear on the menus of diners, fast food restaurants, pubs, and bars. they are often salted and may be served with ketchup, vinegar, mayonnaise, tomato sauce, or other local specialities. fries can be topped more heavily, as in the dishes of poutine or chili cheese fries. french fries can be made from sweet potatoes instead of potatoes. a baked variant, oven fries, uses less or no oil.

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Grilled corn

Corn cooked over a flame, seasoned with lemon juice and spices

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Kachori

Kachori (pronounced [kətʃɔːɽi]) is a spicy deep-fried snack, originating from the indian subcontinent, and common in places with indian diaspora and other south asian diaspora. alternative names for the snack include kachauri, kachodi and katchuri.

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Pakora

Pakora (pronounced [pəˈkɔːɽa]) is a spiced fritter originating from the indian subcontinent.they are sold by street vendors and served in restaurants in south asia and uk. it consists of items, often vegetables such as potatoes and onions, coated in seasoned gram flour batter and deep fried. the pakora is known also under other spellings including pikora, pakoda, pakodi and regional names such as bhaji, bhajiya, bora, ponako and chop.

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Pani puri

Panipuri (originally named jalapatra from mahabharata times) (pānīpūrī ), phuchka (fuchka ), gupchup, golgappa, or pani ke patashe is a type of snack that originates from india, and is one of the most common street foods there.

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Popcorn

Popcorn (also called popped corn, popcorns or pop-corn) is a variety of corn kernel which expands and puffs up when heated; the same names also refer to the foodstuff produced by the expansion. a popcorn kernel's strong hull contains the seed's hard, starchy shell endosperm with 14–20% moisture, which turns to steam as the kernel is heated. pressure from the steam continues to build until the hull ruptures, allowing the kernel to forcefully expand, to 20 to 50 times its original volume, and then cool.some strains of corn (taxonomized as zea mays) are cultivated specifically as popping corns. the zea mays variety everta, a special kind of flint corn, is the most common of these. popcorn is one of six major types of corn, which includes dent corn, flint corn, pod corn, flour corn, and sweet corn.

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Roasted peanuts

The peanut (arachis hypogaea) also known as the groundnut, goober (us), pindar (us) or monkey nut (uk), is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds. it is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics, being important to both small and large commercial producers. it is classified as both a grain legume and, due to its high oil content, an oil crop. world annual production of shelled peanuts was 44 million tonnes in 2016, led by china with 38% of the world total. atypically among legume crop plants, peanut pods develop underground (geocarpy) rather than above ground. with this characteristic in mind, the botanist carl linnaeus gave peanuts the specific epithet hypogaea, which means "under the earth". the peanut belongs to the botanical family fabaceae (or leguminosae), commonly known as the legume, bean, or pea family. like most other legumes, peanuts harbor symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria in root nodules. the capacity to fix nitrogen means peanuts require less nitrogen-containing fertilizer and improve soil fertility, making them valuable in crop rotations. peanuts are similar in taste and nutritional profile to tree nuts such as walnuts and almonds, and, as a culinary nut, are often served in similar ways in western cuisines. the botanical definition of a nut is "a fruit whose ovary wall becomes hard at maturity". using this criterion, the peanut is not a nut. however, peanuts are usually categorized as nuts for culinary purposes and in common english more generally.

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Roti

Roti (also known as chapati) is a round flatbread native to the indian subcontinent. it is popular in india, sri lanka, pakistan, nepal, bangladesh, maldives, myanmar, malaysia, indonesia, singapore, thailand, guyana, suriname, jamaica, trinidad and tobago, mauritius and fiji. it is made from stoneground whole wheat flour, traditionally known as gehu ka atta, and water that is combined into a dough. roti is consumed in many countries worldwide. its defining characteristic is that it is unleavened. naan from the indian subcontinent, by contrast, is a yeast-leavened bread, as is kulcha. like breads around the world, roti is a staple accompaniment to other foods.

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Rusk

A rusk is a hard, dry biscuit or a twice-baked bread. it is sometimes used as a teether for babies. in some cultures, rusk is made of cake, rather than bread: this is sometimes referred to as cake rusk. in the uk, the name also refers to a wheat-based food additive.

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Russian salad

Olivier salad (russian: салат оливье, tr. salat olivye) is a traditional salad dish in russian cuisine, which is also popular in other post-soviet countries and around the world. in different modern recipes, it is usually made with diced boiled potatoes, carrots, brined dill pickles (or cucumber), green peas, eggs, celeriac, onions, diced boiled chicken or bologna sausage (sometimes ham or hot dogs), and tart apples, with salt, pepper, and mustard added to enhance flavor, dressed with mayonnaise. in many countries, the dish is commonly referred to as russian salad, in brazil it is called maionese, and in a few scandinavian countries (norway and denmark) it is called russisk salat (russian salad). in russia and other post-soviet states, as well as in russophone communities worldwide, the salad has become one of the main dishes on zakuski tables served during new year's eve ("novy god") celebrations.

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Sattu

Sattu is a type of flour, mainly used in pakistan and india. it consists of a mixture of ground pulses and cereals. the dry powder is prepared in various ways as a principal or secondary ingredient of dishes. sattu is used in vegetarian cuisine as it can be a source of protein.

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Bakarkhani

Bakarkhani or baqarkhani, also known as bakar khani roti, is a thick, spiced flat-bread that is part of the mughlai cuisine. bakarkhani is prepared on certain muslim religious festivals and is now popular as sweet bread.bakorkhani is almost biscuit-like in texture, with a hard crust. the chief ingredients are flour, semolina, sugar, molasses soaked in saffron, poppy or nigella seeds, salt, and ghee (clarified butter).

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Chapati

Chapati (alternatively spelled chapatti, chappati, chapathi, or chappathi; pronounced as iast: capātī, capāṭī, cāpāṭi), also known as roti, rotli, safati, shabaati, phulka, (in east africa) chapo, and (in the maldives) roshi, is an unleavened flatbread originating from the indian subcontinent and staple in india, nepal, bangladesh, pakistan, sri lanka, east africa, arabian peninsula and the caribbean. chapatis are made of whole-wheat flour known as atta, mixed into dough with water, oil (optional), salt (optional) in a mixing utensil called a parat, and are cooked on a tava (flat skillet).it is a common staple in the indian subcontinent as well as amongst expatriates from the indian subcontinent throughout the world. chapatis were also introduced to other parts of the world by immigrants from the indian subcontinent, particularly by indian merchants to central asia, southeast asia, east africa, and the caribbean islands.

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Dosti

Flatbread that is cooked two at a time

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Halwa paratha

Flatbread and sweet halwa (e.g., suji ka halwa paste), nun chai (noon chai, salty tea) or sheer chai (sweet tea)

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Hot cross bun

A hot cross bun is a spiced sweet bun usually made with fruit, marked with a cross on the top, and has been traditionally eaten on good friday in the united kingdom, ireland, australia, new zealand, south africa, canada, india, pakistan and the united states. they are available all year round in some places, including the uk.the bun marks the end of the christian season of lent and different parts of the hot cross bun have a certain meaning, including the cross representing the crucifixion of jesus, and the spices inside signifying the spices used to embalm him at his burial and may also include orange peel to reflect the bitterness of his time on the cross.

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Katlama

Kattama (kazakh: қаттама, romanized: qattama; kyrgyz: каттама, both pronounced [qɑttɑmɑ]), katlama, katmer (turkish: katmer), qatlama azerbaijani , qator gambir (mongolian: гамбир, pronounced [ɢæmʲbʲĭɾ]) is a fried layered bread common in the cuisines of central asia. qatlama in traditional turkish means "folded", which comes from the verb qatlamaq "to fold", likely referring to the traditional method of preparation. the turkish variety katmer is made as a dessert with kaymak (clotted cream,) and like many other delicacies from gaziantep, is also filled and topped with pistachios.

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Khameer

Yeasted bread, serve with sweet or savory ingredients such as honey, cream cheese, date paste, date syrup, pumpkin purée, cheese, labneh

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Makki ki roti

Makki ki roti is a flat unleavened bread made from corn meal (maize flour), primarily eaten in the jammu region, himachal pradesh, punjab, and in haryana, rajasthan, gujarat, uttar pradesh, and uttarakhand in north india. like most rotis in the indian subcontinent, it is baked on a tava.

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Paratha

Paratha (pronounced [pəˈɾɑːtʰɑː]) is a flatbread native to the indian subcontinent, prevalent throughout the modern-day nations of india, sri lanka, pakistan, nepal, bangladesh, maldives, myanmar, malaysia, singapore, mauritius, fiji, guyana, suriname, and trinidad and tobago where wheat is the traditional staple. paratha is an amalgamation of the words parat and atta, which literally means layers of cooked dough. alternative spellings and names include parantha, parauntha, prontha, parontay, paronthi (punjabi), porota (in bengali), paratha (in odia, hindi, malayalam), palata (pronounced [pəlàtà]; in myanmar), porotha (in assamese), forota (in sylheti), farata (in mauritius and the maldives), roti canai, prata (in southeast asia), paratha, buss-up shut, oil roti (in the anglophone caribbean).

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Paratha

Paratha (pronounced [pəˈɾɑːtʰɑː]) is a flatbread native to the indian subcontinent, prevalent throughout the modern-day nations of india, sri lanka, pakistan, nepal, bangladesh, maldives, myanmar, malaysia, singapore, mauritius, fiji, guyana, suriname, and trinidad and tobago where wheat is the traditional staple. paratha is an amalgamation of the words parat and atta, which literally means layers of cooked dough. alternative spellings and names include parantha, parauntha, prontha, parontay, paronthi (punjabi), porota (in bengali), paratha (in odia, hindi, malayalam), palata (pronounced [pəlàtà]; in myanmar), porotha (in assamese), forota (in sylheti), farata (in mauritius and the maldives), roti canai, prata (in southeast asia), paratha, buss-up shut, oil roti (in the anglophone caribbean).

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Phitti

Phitti is a type of leavened bread baked by hunzakut people of hunza, gilgit-baltistan, pakistan. preparation involves mixing flour with water, salt, butter and yeast. other ingredients such as milk can be added depending on personal taste. the dough thus prepared is placed in a metallic vessel called a khimishdon in burushaski and placed in a hearth which is preheated with a wooden fire. alternatively, phitti can also be baked in an oven. eaten with butter during breakfast, as a snack or light lunch along with a salted cup of tea.

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Pita

Pita ( or us: ) or pitta (british english), is a family of yeast-leavened round flatbreads baked from wheat flour, common in the mediterranean, middle east, and neighboring areas. it includes the widely known version with an interior pocket, also known as arabic bread (arabic: خبز عربي; khubz ʿarabī), in england, greek bread is used for pocket versions such as the greek pita, are used for barbecues to a souvlaki wrap. the western name pita may sometimes be used to refer to various other types of flatbreads that have different names in their local languages, such as numerous styles of arab khubz (bread).

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Puri

Puri (sometimes spelled as poori) is a deep-fried bread made from unleavened whole-wheat flour that originated in the indian subcontinent. it is eaten for breakfast or as a snack or light meal. it is usually served with a savory curry or bhaji, as in puri bhaji, but may also be eaten with sweet dishes. puris are most commonly served as breakfast and snacks. it is also served at special or ceremonial functions as part of ceremonial rituals along with other vegetarian food offered in hindu prayer as prasadam.

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Roti

Roti (also known as chapati) is a round flatbread native to the indian subcontinent. it is popular in india, sri lanka, pakistan, nepal, bangladesh, maldives, myanmar, malaysia, indonesia, singapore, thailand, guyana, suriname, jamaica, trinidad and tobago, mauritius and fiji. it is made from stoneground whole wheat flour, traditionally known as gehu ka atta, and water that is combined into a dough. roti is consumed in many countries worldwide. its defining characteristic is that it is unleavened. naan from the indian subcontinent, by contrast, is a yeast-leavened bread, as is kulcha. like breads around the world, roti is a staple accompaniment to other foods.

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Sheermal

Sheermal or shirmal (persian-urdu: شیرمال, hindi: शीरमाल), is a saffron-flavored traditional flatbread from greater iran. the word sheermal is derived from the persian words شیر (translit. sheer) meaning milk, and مالیدن (translit. malidan) meaning to rub. in a literal translation, sheermal means milk rubbed. after being introduced to north india by the mughal emperors. it became a delicacy of lucknow, hyderabad and aurangabad. it is also part of the awadhi cuisine and is enjoyed in old bhopal and pakistan.

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Taftan

Taftan (urdu: تافتان) or taftoon (persian: تافتون) is a leavened flour bread from iranian, indian and pakistani cuisines. it is made with milk, yoghurt, and eggs and baked in a clay oven. it is often flavoured with saffron and a small amount of cardamom powder, and may be decorated with seeds such as poppy seeds.

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Thepla

Thepla (gujarati: થેપલા) is a soft indian flatbread typical of gujarati cuisineit is typically enjoyed as a breakfast, or can be eaten for snacks. it can also be served as a side dish with a meal, or as a snack in the late afternoon. thepla can be made with wheat flour, besan (gram flour), methi (fenugreek leaves) and other spices. thepla can be enjoyed together with dahi (yogurt), red garlic chutney and chhundo (sweet mango pickle).

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Cottage cheese

Cottage cheese is a curdled milk product with a mild flavor and a creamy, non-homogeneous, soupy texture. it is also known as curds and whey. it is made from cow's milk by draining the cheese, as opposed to pressing it to make cheese curd—retaining some of the whey and keeping the curds loose. an important step in the manufacturing process distinguishing cottage cheese from other fresh cheeses is the adding of a "dressing" to the curd grains, usually cream, which is largely responsible for the taste of the product. cottage cheese is not aged. cottage cheese can be low in calories compared to other types of cheese, making it popular among dieters and some health devotees, similar to yogurt. it can be used with a wide variety of foods such as yogurt, fruit, toast, granola, in salads, as a dip, and as a replacement for mayonnaise.

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Khoya

Khoa, khoya, khowa or mawa is a dairy food widely used in the cuisines of the indian subcontinent, encompassing india, nepal, bangladesh and pakistan. it is made of either dried whole milk or milk thickened by heating in an open iron pan. it is lower in moisture than typical fresh cheeses such as ricotta. it is made up of whole milk instead of whey.

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Paneer

Paneer (pronounced [/pəˈnɪə(r)/]), also known as ponir (pronounced [po̯ni̯r]) or indian cottage cheese, is a fresh acid-set cheese common in the indian subcontinent (bangladesh, bhutan, india, maldives, nepal, pakistan and sri lanka) made from cow or buffalo milk. it is a non-aged, non-melting soft cheese made by curdling milk with a fruit- or vegetable-derived acid, such as lemon juice. its acid-set form (curd) before pressing is called chhena.