Recipe- Easy To Make Bread Upma For Breakfast

Bread upma is a South Indian style breakfast or snack made with bread & spices. It is a super quick way to use up your left over bread and can be done in just 15 mins. Upma is a Indian breakfast made with semolina. Bread upma is a variation to the basic dish and is most commonly served in South Indian Tiffin centers.

It is made with white bread and is quite delicious if made properly. This can be served as a Breakfast or Evening snack. I make this sometimes when I am left with only a few slices of bread.

I have used brown bread, however white bread, baguette or pav can also be used. If using brown bread, then do not skip toasting the bread otherwise it doesn’t taste good.

Apart from removing the raw smell of bread, toasting also prevents the chunks of bread from turning mushy. Bread upma is best served hot, immediately after preparing.

Ingredients

2 to 3 slices bread (prefer brown bread)
1 tbsp oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp urad dal (skip if you don’t have)
1 sprig curry leaves
¾ tsp ginger paste or grated
1 green chili slit or chopped
8 to 10 cashew nuts split or peanuts
¼ cup onions chopped finely (1 medium)
½ cup ripe tomatoes chopped finely (1 large) (adjust as needed)
Salt as needed
2 pinches turmeric or haldi
½ tsp chili powder (less spicy variety)
½ tsp sugar (skip if using milk bread)
3 to 4 tbsp water
2 tbsp coriander leaves chopped finely
Lemon juice to serve (optional)

Method

* Heat a pan and toast the bread until crisp on both the sides. Cool completely. Cut them to small cubes and set aside.

* Pour oil to the same pan and fry cashews or peanuts until golden. Set these aside with bread.

* Add mustard and urad dal. Saute till urad dal turns lightly golden.

* Next add green chilies and curry leaves. Saute until the leaves turn crisp.

* Sprinkle hing. Add onions and saute until they turn golden.
* Saute the ginger paste as well.

* Next add tomatoes, salt and turmeric. Saute until tomatoes turn soft and mushy.

* Then add chili powder and sugar. Saute for 2 mins until the raw smell goes off.

* Pour 3 to 4 tbsp water and mix.