A madras stew
Ragout and stew
All week I have been struck by the beauty of the vibrant plum colors. I have been struck by the similarities between the black plum and the sugar beet, as well. That thought reminded me of a dish my dear friend LD used to make for me with beets and carrots, which we fondly dubbed "madras vegetables." Well, I wondered about featuring plums in the main role of a new version of this dish with a supporting cast of vegetables. My hypothesis: The fruits actually will become more like the vegetables and the vegetables will become more fruit-like. Using Indian spices, I set off on this experiment. You could use any combination of plums, but I am using black plums, red plums, and yellow cherry plums. For the friends, I paired a golden beet with a red beet, a yellow carrot with a purple one, an orange with a lemon, and a red onion with a yellow one....in a sort of Noah's Ark approach. The colors do bleed into one another creating a spicy stew. This dish could be a served as a side of vegetables or as a stew all on its own. A dollop of sour cream finishes this off nicely.
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