Paneer in Central VT or Burlington area?

[Morganna]

Does anyone know of a shop in the Central Vermont or Burlington areas that carries paneer? Cheese Trader and City Market both do not carry it (I checked).

[Cebollita]

There is an Indian Food Market on Williston Road in South Burlington. I don't know if they have Paneer, but it's probably worth a shot. Not sure exactly where, but I know it's East on route 2 and before you get to Burlington Int'l Airport. So between the airport and UVM.

[Morganna]

Would this be the one that kaletales posted about above? "Gagan Asian Grocery Store, 1293 Williston Road (RT 2 and RT116) in S. Burlington "

[chilihead]

It is just east of Al's French Fries and in the same stripmall as the Blockbusters.

[Aliza_M]

Hi - I was in Healthy Living on Dorset Street last week and noticed they had some in the Asian foods aisle. I should've grabbed some for myself...now I want some saag paneer!

[kaletales]

Gagan Asian Grocery Store, 1293 Williston Road (RT 2 and RT116) in S. Burlington has paneer. If you go call first as they are open odd days (658-2730).

[Morganna]

Thank you thank you thank you :)

[chilihead]

Its real easy to make your own, I just heat the milk add some lemon or vinegar and squeese out the curds in cheese cloth. You can probibly find better instructions with a google search.

[Bri]

I thought that's how you made Ricotta?

What about The Uncommon Market in Montpelier? They have such interesting things (like bottled Tandoori sauce!), that it would be right up their alley.

[Morganna]

Paneer and ricotta are much alike at inception. :) I'm not sure what you do to it to make ricotta... well ricotta-y versus what paneer becomes. :)

In any case, Uncommon Market hadn't occurred to me. I'm going to go out wandering around today (to give the house to my husband, shhhh don' tell him) looking for a storage option for my knitting needles and a knitting bag for making my knitting more portable, so I'll stop in there and ask about paneer, as well. :) Thanks for the suggestions!

[Morganna]

I know it's easy to make, but fresh it's very soft and not the texture I'm looking for when cooking it into a curry recipe I have. And making it, then pressing it, molding it, and aging it a bit to make it firm is more than I really wanted to be doing (though it is certainly within my capabilities to do so). I bought a brick of paneer when I was in Montreal, and it was the perfect texture for the curry I make, so I was just hoping to source it locally. :)