How to Use paneer in a Sentence
paneer
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Or chunks of feta (as called for) or paneer.
—Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 June 2026
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The flavors of the palak paneer are perfectly balanced and medium spiciness brings just enough heat (for me).
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 5 Dec. 2025
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The butter chicken has a rich, creamy, and so moreish, sauce, while the paneer curry is soft and delicious.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 12 Mar. 2026
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Cubes of salty paneer get coated in Greek yogurt, aromatics, and lemon juice before they’re scorched in the oven.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Dec. 2025
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Here and in the book’s other chapters on vegetables, seafood, poultry and eggs, meat, and paneer, curry is no catch-all.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 11 May 2026
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Curry paneer was kept below proper temperatures in a steam unit.
—Vince Basada august 7, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026
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Frankies, similar to a burrito, come with chicken tikka, paneer tikka, or goat kheema.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2026
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Chilli paneer, chicken tikka masala and more are made into pizzas and eight- or 16-piece wing offerings.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Just as Anand craved fresh paneer, Bento craved the Topo cheese of his parents’ Azorean homeland.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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The parathas, as the savory flatbreads are called, stuffed with onion and paneer and coated with a generous amount of butter, are as delicious as ever.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
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Crowd favorites include the bread basket featuring garlic naan, chicken curry and paneer dishes.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
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Appetizers include the chicken masakali, mutton pepper roast and garlic paneer.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
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The large menu inludes single and family size biryani meals, samosas, paneer, curries, chaat, street foods and Indo Chinese options.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Taco flavors include chicken tikka, paneer tikka, peri peri chicken and quesabirria, according to the restaurant’s website.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
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Another commenter suggested using it as a paneer substitute in Indian dishes if proper paneer is hard to come by in your area.
—Staff Author, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2026
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But the best dishes attest to careful technique, like the lovingly fluffy housemade paneer that somehow melts and crumbles at once, and biryani under a lid sealed with a strip of dough, pried off with a knife at your table.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
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Tandoori chicken, chicken curry, palak paneer and samosas on the buffet measured at improper holding temperatures.
—Sacbee.com, 27 Nov. 2025
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Many of these are nestled in flaky paratha flatbread, and there are vegetarian options with paneer or dessert variations with Nutella and subtly sweet/buttery sheermal.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
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Health inspectors cited the Sacramento pizzeria after paneer cheese, cut tomatoes and chicken toppings measured too warm to be considered safe.
—Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2025
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In their dining room off H Street NE, Sundas served burrata in saucy lentils and saag paneer lasagna set in fortifying curry.
—Elazar Sontag, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2026
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Fusion bites include chicken tandoori pizza, paneer, tikka masala pizza, chicken tikka burrito and paneer naan burrito.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
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Bollywood Tacos fuses Mexican and Indian flavors to create items like chicken shawarma and chili paneer tacos.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2026
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Other specialties include the lobster green curry with green coconut masala, Mexican chili, coriander-mint purée and hand-ground coastal spices as well as pahadi paneer, pressed milk cheese done with spices, rich yogurt, mint and coriander.
—Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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The Indian-Nepali menu has typical food items found in most Indian restaurants, including butter chicken, paneer tikka masala, chicken curry and palak paneer.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
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Specialty restaurants across the country top pies with ingredients used in Indian dishes like fragrant chicken tikka masala and herby palak paneer, and the Sacramento area is indulging in the concept.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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Signature dishes at Tabla include butter chicken, chicken biryani, creamy dal bukhara and kadai paneer, alongside popular Indo-Chinese specialties.
—Jayla Webb october 17, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
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Michelin Bib-awarded Chef Vamshi Adi is in charge of the culinary program, offering a contemporary twist on classic dishes like butter chicken, biryanis and paneer.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
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Its Desi salads pack an outstanding punch of flavor, along with its rolls, made with skewers of chicken or paneer tikka (or another protein of your choice), inside a warm, buttered naan with Desi slaw, onions, cilantro, chutneys and raita.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
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Among the delectable dishes to consider is Botiwalla’s colorful Desi Salad, which can be served plain for vegans or with paneer for vegetarians.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 12 Jan. 2026
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After decades of enduring cut-and-paste menus that reduced the vast lexicon of Subcontinental cuisines into some combination of butter chicken, saag paneer, and naan, New Yorkers are lately spoiled for choice as chefs double down on regional cuisines and authentic flavors.
—Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2026
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