When you move to a new place, the kitchen can completely throw you. Upon meeting my current electric cooktop, glassy and futuristic, everything I thought I knew about cooking didn’t seem to work ...

Sach Foods Organic Paneer, $7.99 for six ounces, sachfoods.com. Follow NYT Food on Twitter and NYT Cooking on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest.

Return paneer to pan; add 1½ tsp. mild curry powder and remaining 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil and cook, tossing constantly, until curry powder is evenly distributed and very fragrant, 1–2 minutes.

Although many paneer recipes call for frying the cheese, Ms. Jaisinghani prefers roasting it, which gives it a deeper, more complex caramelized flavor. It’s also easier: You can roast the cheese ...

This dish of saucy, seared paneer channels the flavors traditionally found in matar paneer—coriander, cumin, chile, and ginger—into a quick-cooking cherry tomato sauce packed with bright ...

This is in no way traditional, but paneer doesn’t always have to be paired with spinach. I love to eat this loaf sliced, toasted and buttered with ghee.