Baji

Instructions

1. Rinse the rice and lentils in clear water. Cook the rice in twice its volume of salted water for 15 minutes, then leave it covered to rest.
2. In a pan, cook the lentils in 3 times their volume of water with half the turmeric, 15 to 20 minutes, until they are soft and melting.
3. Cut the potato into cubes and boil it for 8 minutes in boiling water. Drain it.
4. In a frying pan, heat the oil and fry the mustard seeds until they crackle. Add the sliced onion, garlic and ginger, and let them brown.
5. Stir in the chopped tomato, the cumin and the remaining turmeric, then add the spinach and the potato. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring.
6. Serve the rice, lentils and vegetables on each plate, and accompany with tomato achar.