Masala Bread Croutons Upma for Tiffin

Name: Masala Bread Croutons Upma for Tiffin
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 Milk Breads cut into cubes; 1 medium potato chopped in small pieces; 1 onion fully chopped; 3 baby carrots chopped in small pieces; 3 garlic cloves chopped; 3 chillies fully chopped; 5 tbsp oil; 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds; 1/3 tbsp yellow mustard seeds; 1/2 a lemon juice (I've used Pati lebu variety); 3 tbsp tomato ketchup (can use whole tomatoes chopped into small pieces, they weren't available at my disposal); 1 tbsp cashews; 3 tbsp Salt(to taste)

Ankita @ankita_cooks

Kolkata, India

#TH #summer #tiffin #upma #cookpadindia #CA2025
This is one of my favorite easy-to-do tiffins with readily available home ingredients. Masaledaar and fulfilling, have it in the morning or evening, works fine every way!

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Ingredients

20 mins

1 serving

3Milk Breads cut into cubes
1medium potato chopped in small pieces
1onion fully chopped
3baby carrots chopped in small pieces
3garlic cloves chopped
3chillies fully chopped
5 tbspoil
1/2 tbspcumin seeds
1/3 tbspyellow mustard seeds
1/2a lemon juice (I've used Pati lebu variety)
3 tbsptomato ketchup (can use whole tomatoes chopped into small pieces, they weren't available at my disposal)
1 tbspcashews
3 tbspSalt(to taste)

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Steps

20 mins

1

Cut the veggies and breads into cube/small sized pieces
2

In a semi heated wok, add 3 tbsp oil (add more as and when required) and once it's heated, add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and stir.
3

Add the potatoes and keep stirring. After a while add the garlic (if you add before it'll be burnt) and toss. Add the chillies. Add 2 tbsp salt.
4

Cover with a lid in low heat for the potatoes to be cooked. After a while uncover it, and add the onions and carrots. Add the cashews. Stir and toss as they get cooked in medium heat.
5

Add the tomato ketchup at this point and mix together. Add salt as required. Then add the bread croutons into the mixture in the pan and mix well.
6

Add the lemon juice and mix well. Once done, serve piping hot.

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Ankita @ankita_cooks

on May 16, 2025 07:30

Kolkata, India

Data professional who loves edible experiments, interests spanning across different cultures and cuisines, thanks to my mother whose culinary capacities have made me a bit greedy that I am.Inculcating healthy food habits for myself, learning that occasional indulgences can be wholesome too!I'm here to learn, share and explore. Check out this space for updates. Afterall, you gotta nourish to flourish!🧑‍🍳Find me on instagram @ankitasaha_1🥳