Bread Upma

Name: Bread Upma
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 2 People
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 6 slices bread (white / wholemeal); 3 tsp oil; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds / rai; A few curry leaves / kadi patta; 1/2 medium sized onion (finely chopped); 1 green chilli (slit lengthwise); 1/2 tsp ginger paste / adrak paste; 2 medium sized tomatoes (finely chopped); 1/2 tsp turmeric / haldi; 1 tsp kashmiri red chili pwoder / lal mirch powder; 1/2 tsp sugar; to taste Salt; 1/2 small sized capsicum (finely chopped (colour of your choice)); 2 tbsp water (if required)

TheStrollingFoodie @TheStrollingFoodie

Kolkata

A simple, easy and tasty snack recipe which can also be served as a breakfast recipe. basically bread masala upma is prepared from left over bread which involves toasting of bread and then frying it with other spices and vegetables.

TheStrollingFoodie @TheStrollingFoodie

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Ingredients

10 Minutes

2 People

6 slicesbread (white / wholemeal)
3 tspoil
1/2 tspmustard seeds / rai
A fewcurry leaves / kadi patta
1/2medium sized onion (finely chopped)
1green chilli (slit lengthwise)
1/2 tspginger paste / adrak paste
2medium sized tomatoes (finely chopped)
1/2 tspturmeric / haldi
1 tspkashmiri red chili pwoder / lal mirch powder
1/2 tspsugar
to taste Salt
1/2small sized capsicum (finely chopped (colour of your choice))
2 tbspwater (if required)

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Steps

10 Minutes

1

Firstly, in a toaster or tawa toast the bread to golden brown and crisp.
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Further, cut the bread slices into cubes and keep aside.
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In a large kadai, heat oil.
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Thereafter, add mustard seeds and curry leaves.
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Saute till the mustard seeds to splutter.
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Furthermore, add onions, ginger paste and green chilli.
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Saute till onions sweat and turn translucent.
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Now add tomatoes and saute well.
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Saute till the tomatoes turn soft and mushy.
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Add turmeric, chili powder, sugar and salt.
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Saute for a minute on low flame till the spices are cooked well.
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Now add capsicum and continue to saute.
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Do not over cook and make sure to retain the crunchiness of capsicum.
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Add 2 tbsp of water and mix the mixture well.
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Up next, add toasted bread pieces and mix gently without breaking the bread pieces.
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Now, cover and simmer for 2-3 minutes, making sure the bread absorbs masala.
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At last, serve bread upma garnished with coriander leaves and lemon slices/wedges.
Bon appetite 🥙