Iraqi food made of sheep's buns on rice called (quzi) in Iraqi street food

whole lamb

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and more affordable than lamb.

basmati rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: long-grain rice

Quinoa is nutritious while long-grain rice is budget-friendly.

ghee

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: butter

Olive oil is a healthier fat option, while butter is more accessible.

almonds

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts provide healthy fats, while sunflower seeds are less expensive.

Put a little oil in a saucepan, put the peas and fry them until they wither and remove them from the heat.

Fry the carrots in the same oil until wilted, then add them to the peas and set aside.

Transfer the pine nuts in a small frying pan until they brown well.

Add vegetables, meat, pine nuts, spices, black pepper, cinnamon, soy sauce and stir well.

Take a sheet of kulaj dough, brush it with vegetable oil, put it in a small deep bowl, spread another sheet of dough on it and brush it with oil.

Leave the excess outside the plate (it is possible to put two or three layers of dough according to its thickness).

Put an amount of rice mixture inside the dough.

Gather the edges of the dough over the rice filling to cover it completely.

Put the quzi grains on a baking tray after greasing it with oil.

Paint the outside of the Qouzi with oil or obesity.

Preheat the oven to a temperature of 350 degrees Celsius.

Bake the Qouzi in the oven for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown.

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