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mutton

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: beef

Chicken is leaner and more affordable than mutton.

basmati rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: long-grain rice

Quinoa is a healthier grain option, while long-grain rice is often less expensive.

Boil mutton in a pot with 1/4 cup olive oil over medium heat.

Add 1 1/2 kg cleaned and cut mutton to the pot and roast it on both sides until slightly colored.

Add water to boil the mutton.

Add 2 pieces of onion, 1 piece of peeled garlic, and 1 piece of ginger (cut into small pieces) for flavor.

Add whole spices (bay leaves, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, black pepper, star anise) and salt to taste, mixing well.

Cover and boil for 2 hours on medium heat.

Soak 4 cups of basmati rice in water for at least 30 minutes.

In another pot, boil 150 grams of soaked chana dal with salt and turmeric until 70% cooked.

In a non-stick pan, fry 2 pieces of chopped onion without oil for 5-7 minutes until slightly colored.

Add 1/4 cup water to soften the onions, then add olive oil and fry for another 5 minutes.

Add boiled chana dal, 1/2 cup soaked raisins, salt, Arabic spice powder, saffron water, and dry lemon powder, cooking for 5-7 minutes.

Check the mutton after 2 hours; it should be well boiled.

Remove the mutton and keep the stock water for cooking rice.

In a pot, add 8 cups of water (double the amount of rice) and bring to a boil, adding salt and spices.

Add the soaked rice and 2 pieces of dry lemon and 2 pieces of green chili to the boiling water.

Once the rice is cooked and the water is absorbed, arrange the rice and add the chana dal mixture on top.

Cover and let it steam on low heat for 30 minutes.

Marinate the boiled mutton with saffron water, salt, Arabic spice powder, and 1/4 cup olive oil.

Roast the marinated mutton at 210 degrees for 10 minutes until it has a nice color.

Serve the dish by layering rice, chana dal mixture, and roasted mutton.

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