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saffron

🥗Healthier: turmeric

💰Cheaper: yellow food coloring

Turmeric adds color with less cost.

ghee

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is budget-friendly.

basmati rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: long-grain rice

Quinoa offers more protein, while long-grain rice is more economical.

yogurt

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt is lower in fat, sour cream is often cheaper.

Marinate mutton with ginger-garlic-green chili paste, yogurt, turmeric, chili powder, coriander, mint, lemon juice, and salt.

Grind fried onions into a paste, leaving some for garnish.

Pressure cook the marinated mutton with very little water for 3 whistles and then on low flame for 20 minutes.

Boil 3 liters of water with whole spices and salt, then add soaked rice and cook until 3/4 done (about 10-12 minutes).

Drain the rice and cool it in a large dish.

Layer half the rice in a heavy-bottomed pan, add mutton gravy and fried potatoes, then layer the remaining rice on top.

Pour saffron soaked in warm milk over the rice, add ghee, mint, coriander, and remaining fried onions.

Seal the pan with chapati dough and cover, then cook on low flame for 20 minutes.

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