Breakfast Series: Bread Upma Recipe

Updating this recipe which was posted 8 years ago on youtube and on blogger, recently cleared all the old videos due to quality reasons, recreated new video with updated recipe.

Bread upma during my childhood days used to be a regular diet on weekends. All the end slices which is not used in sandwiches and leftover bread slices were carefully stored and used in this recipe.

If your packing school or office lunch boxes then you might also face a dilemma how to use leftover bread, this dish is excellent with a fried egg on the side. Nothing used to go a waste in my family we always found ways to reuse leftovers in a recipe.

Bread Upma Recipe Video on Vidyascooking 😉

Ingredients:
1 Loaf Bread
3 Medium Sliced Onions
2 Large Tomatoes Finely Chopped
5 to 6 Green Chilies Slit
1 1/2 Tbsp Ginger and Garlic Paste
2 Sprigs Curry Leaves (finely chopped)
2 Sprigs Coriander Leaves (finely chopped)
2 Sprigs Mint Leaves (finely chopped)
1 Inch Cinnamon
3 Pods Cardamom
3 Cloves
1 Tsp Fennel
1 Tsp Cumin
2 Bay Leaves
Salt as per taste
Oil and Ghee as required...

For Garnish: Grated Carrots, finely chopped mint and coriander, lime.

Method:
Heat a wok, add 3 tbsp oil.

Temper with bay leaves, cloves,cardamom, fennel, cumin and cinnamon.

Once the spices start to crackle, add ginger and garlic paste fry for few seconds or until the raw flavor reduces.

Add onions, tomatoes, slit green chilies, curry leaves, coriander, mint fry for a minute on low flame covered.

Add salt and 1 tsp ghee fry the masala till the oil separates the masala.

Reserve half the masala and add half the amount of bread.

To the leftover masala in the pot add half the amount of bread and mix well.

Add the rest of the masala in a even layer and top with the rest of the bread and mix well...this way the masala will distribute even in the bread.

Place on low flame setting for the bread to fry and warm up, or place the bread in a oven dish and bake at 250 degree for 10 minutes.

Try to cover and fry the bread for 3 to 4 mins it will give better taste. Garnish with coriander and mint along with lime juice mix well serve hot ...enjoy 😊