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Ingredients
- 1 cup of Brown rice
- 11/2 cups of Vegetables
- 2 tbsp. Olive oil
- 1 onion
- 2-3 cloves of garlic
- 2 dry red chillies
- 3 cups of vegetable stock/water
- 1/8 tsp/a few strands of Saffron
- 1 tsp. crushed black pepper
- Salt as desired
- 1 small tomato
- 1 tbsp. curd/Yogurt
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