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beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and pork is often less expensive.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil offers health benefits while canola is budget-friendly.

dried apricots

🥗Healthier: raisins

💰Cheaper: sultanas

Raisins provide sweetness with fewer calories.

chickpeas

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Lentils are nutritious and canned beans save time.

Prepare the ingredients including beef, rice, carrots, onions, and garlic.

Heat vegetable oil in a large pot.

Add chopped onions and sauté until they become translucent.

Stir in sliced beef and cook until browned.

Add grated carrots and cook for a few minutes, stirring occasionally.

Mix in cumin, black pepper, and salt, cooking briefly to release flavors.

Add water and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer.

Stir in rice evenly into the pot.

Add garlic cloves and bay leaves on top of the rice without stirring.

Cover the pot tightly and cook on low heat until the rice is tender and water is absorbed.

Let it sit covered for a few minutes to steam before serving.

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