Ricotta Cheese

Ricotta cheese is a very close cousin of Paneer but with some heavy cream. It’s amazing to make spinach ricotta raviolis , mushroom ricotta ravioli and many similar variations. I love to have ricotta with bread and a drizzle of olive oil. It’s very very simple to make.

What do you need?

1. 4 cups of milk
2. 1 - 1.5 cups of cream
3. Juice of 1.5 lemons
4. Cloth to hang or muslin to strain the cheese
5. Salt

What should you do?

1. Heat the milk and cream with some salt as per your taste to a point when the mix is just about to boil 
2. Add lime and mix it in by stirring it in the milk only once or twice
3. Let the milk curdle for 5 mins. 
4. Strain the separated or curdled milk and let it stand for 60 mins  

Rich light and creamy ricotta ready to go. Store in jar in a refrigerator.