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saffron

🥗Healthier: turmeric

💰Cheaper: cumin

Turmeric provides color and flavor at a lower cost.

lamb

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: beef

Chicken is leaner and more affordable.

yogurt

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt offers similar creaminess with more protein.

dried fruits

🥗Healthier: fresh fruits

💰Cheaper: canned fruits

Fresh fruits provide a healthier option with fewer preservatives.

Start by preparing green beans and chicken with oil and onion in a pot.

Add split peas and dried lime to the mixture.

In a separate bowl, mix eggs, yogurt, rose water, sugar, and salt.

Prepare brewed saffron and set aside.

Cook rice in boiling water with oil and turmeric until tender.

Grate meat and mix with tomato paste, curry, ginger, black pepper, cinnamon powder, and cumin.

Sauté garlic and fried onion, then add tomato paste, tomato, turmeric, and black pepper.

Incorporate garlic and bay leaves into the mixture.

Add saffron powder, salt, lime juice, and hot water to create a sauce.

Serve with Lavash bread and butter for Kababs.

Prepare Jujeh kabab and Sangak bread alongside meat for Barg kabab.

Mix olives with pomegranate paste and walnut as a side.

Fry eggplant and serve with yogurt and olives.

Prepare rice with brewed saffron and fried eggplants, garnished with barberry.

Make Kobideh Kabab and Ghormesabzi as additional dishes.

Cook Lobiyapolo with onion and oil, and prepare salmon fish with turmeric.

Prepare meat for Gheyme stew with tomato paste and split peas, adding garlic and fried onion.

Finish with fried dried mint, salt, black pepper, and Kashk for Gheyme.

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