Paneer – 250 GM

Origin: The Murrah buffalo is originally from Rohtak, Jind and Hisar districts of Haryana; Nabha and Patiala districts of Punjab states of India; and in Pakistan, but has been used to improve the milk production of dairy buffalo in other countries, such as Italy, Bulgaria, Egypt and Pakistan. The Murrah breed of Water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) is the premier milking buffalo. In Italy, it is the basis of Mozzarella cheese production, and therefore Italian Pizza. By Italian law, Mozzarella may only be made from buffalo milk, which is preferred for its very high butterfat content, up to 16% compared with 4% for European (Bos taurus) dairy breeds such as Jersey cattle and 8% for Zebu (Bos indicus) breeds such as Sahiwal. In Haryana, Murrah buffalo keeping has a special role as its husbandry has been the way of life. Consequently, Haryana has the privilege of being known as the livestock mint of India. The buffalo of Murrah breed, which is described as the “Asian tractor”, is in fact triple purpose animal — for milk,