wednesday market

Yesterday we bought a few items, including green-yellow summer squash, green zebra tomatoes, basil and tomatillos.  I've never used tomatillos before so I'm looking forward to cooking with these!

masoor dal sambar with radish and blue potatoes

Tonight's dinner was a bit of an experiment because I've never made sambar with masoor dal and I've never made blue potatoes Indian-style.  I'm happy to say that it was a success.  The masoor dal has an aroma of "normal" green or brown lentils, unlike the toor dal which we usualy eat.  I realized after eating that I forgot the curry leaves, but somehow it didn't seem to detract from the meal.  Nevertheless, next time I will try to remember to add it to this dish.  I also let the sambar cook a little longer this time and thicken a little more.  I'm looking forward to leftovers for lunch tomorrow.

 

After dinner I cut and boiled a delicata squash to avoid wasting it before it goes bad.  I also added some white onion, salt and a dash of sambar powder for a little kick.  I'm not sure yet if I will combine it with something else or eat it strait.  Either way, I'll be happy if my first attempt at cooking delicata turns out to be OK. 

okra with radish sambar

We had some fantastic okra tonight, bought at the farmer's market last Wednesday.  Apparently okra is peaking at the moment.  These were larger than I've had in the past and much crisper.  We had it as a side to sambar with radish (bought this morning at the big Saturday farmer's market).  The radish was also delicious.  Other local ingredients included tomatoes and white onion.  Everything was good, but the okra is the most memorable and probably the best I've ever had.