Paneer Curries

The rest of the world may find it surprising that a country the size of India has only one cheese in its culinary repertoire—and it is not even the melting kind! Fresh, firm, and chewy (especially when pan-fried or deep-fried), not unlike a block of extra-firm tofu (yes, in fact, you may very well substitute tofu for the moments when you don’t have any paneer on hand), paneer is northern India’s signature meat-analogue for its vegetarians, providing valuable proteins through a myriad of curries.