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lamb

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: beef

Chicken is leaner and often more affordable.

flatbread

🥗Healthier: whole wheat bread

💰Cheaper: tortillas

Whole wheat bread offers more fiber.

chickpeas

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Lentils are nutritious and can be cheaper.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier but can be pricier.

Heat 2 tablespoons cooking oil in a pressure cooker.

Add 2 pieces of chopped onion and sauté for 5 minutes until the color changes.

Add 2 tablespoons ginger garlic paste and fry for 2-3 minutes until the smell goes away.

Add 500 grams of cubed boneless mutton and sauté until browned.

Add 2 pieces of chopped tomato and 1 tablespoon tomato paste, along with salt to taste.

Add 1 teaspoon cumin powder, 1 teaspoon coriander powder, 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder, 1/2 teaspoon paprika powder, and 2 teaspoons Arabic masala powder; fry well.

Add water to the pressure cooker to boil the mutton under pressure.

Fry vegetables (eggplant, potato, carrot) until golden and soft, then set aside.

Check if the mutton is boiled, then transfer it to a separate pot.

Add a little water to the pot with mutton to increase the sauce.

Add the fried vegetables and 3 pieces of dry lemon; cover and boil.

Prepare a soft dough with 500 grams of flour, a little salt, and water.

Make bread from the dough, cut it, and add it to the boiling sauce.

Steam the bread in the sauce until cooked.

Add fresh coriander and fresh lemon juice before serving.

Cooking Techniques

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