Bread Upma

Name: Bread Upma
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 2 persons
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 slices bread; 2 tbsp oil; 1/4 tsp mustard seeds; 1 onion, sliced; 1/2 inch ginger, crushed; 2 green chili; 1 large tomato, chopped; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp Kashmiri chili powder; 1/4 capsicum, sliced; 10 cashews, broken; few coriander leaves; 1/2 lemon

Monica Rangaswamy @monicacookbook

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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Bread Upma is a South Indian breakfast recipe made with bread, onion, tomatoes, spices, nuts and herbs. Since tempering used here is similar to Upma, it is called bread Upma. This simple, tasty and easy 15 minutes recipe will make an amazing breakfast or snack on the go.

Bread Upma is prepared from left over bread which is toasted and then fried with vegetables and spices. It is highly recommended to toast the bread before adding to the masala as it doesn’t turn soggy and retain its shape. Onion and tomatoes form the base for bread Upma, so do not skip. Other vegetables like carrots, beans, potato, green peas, sweet corn, capsicum can be added. You can even add eggs into masala and scramble it before adding bread cubes.

Bread Upma can be served at breakfast or as a snack with coffee/tea.

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Bread Upma can be served at breakfast or as a snack with coffee/tea.

Monica Rangaswamy @monicacookbook

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

#HBR

Bread Upma can be served at breakfast or as a snack with coffee/tea.

#HBR

Bread Upma can be served at breakfast or as a snack with coffee/tea.

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Ingredients

15 minutes

2 persons

4 slicesbread
2 tbspoil
1/4 tspmustard seeds
1onion, sliced
1/2 inchginger, crushed
2green chili
1large tomato, chopped
1/4 tspturmeric powder
1/2 tspKashmiri chili powder
1/4capsicum, sliced
10cashews, broken
few coriander leaves
1/2lemon

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Steps

15 minutes

1

In a toaster or on Tawa toast the bread until golden brown and crispy. Cut bread slices into cubes and set aside.
2

In a pan heat oil and add in mustard seeds, let it splutter. Add in sliced onion, crushed ginger, slit green chili and sauté until onions are translucent. Add in chopped tomatoes, cover and cook until tomatoes soften.
3

Add in turmeric powder, Kashmiri chili powder and sauté on low flame for a minute. Add in sliced capsicum and continue to sauté, retaining crunchiness of capsicum.
4

Add in 1/8 cup water, mix well and let it bubble up.
5

Add in toasted bread pieces, gently toss it with the masala. Cover and simmer for 2 minutes for the bread to absorb the masala. Switch off the flame. Squeeze in lemon juice and garnish with coriander leaves. Toss it well.
6

Serve Bread Upma with some fried cashews and lemon wedge.