Bread Upma

Bread upma is great way to use up leftover bread. It’s a perfect snack or a mini-meal that hits the spot. At our home, bread upma is often eaten for breakfast or brunch but I enjoy eating this dish at anytime of the day!

I usually use 2 slices of bread per person and add an extra 2 slices just in case. Feel free to use your favorite type of bread; really any type will work for this dish.

Peanut chutney or just tomato ketchup would be a great combination with this.

Ingredients:

Bread - 10 slices cut into cubes
Onion - 1 large
Green chillies - 3-4 slit into two
Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp
Ginger - 1/2 tsp chopped
Mustard - 1/2tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Salt - as per taste
Oil - 3spoons
lime juice - 1spoon
curry leaves - 1 string
coriander leaves - 1/4 a cup

Directions:
Heat oil in a pan and add mustard, cumin seeds, urad dal.
When they start popping add curry leaves ,onions and turmeric powder ,green chillies and fry till the onions turn transparent . Now add bread pieces and mix well, add the required amount of salt and stir and alow it to cook for a minute.Now add the lime juice and cover it with a lid and allow it to cook for a minute and switch of the stove and add coriander leaves.

You can add sugar and coconut if you would like the taste.

Serve it hot with peanut chutney or ketchup.


PEANUT CHUTNEY:

Ingredients :

Roasted Peanut(ground nut) - 1 cup
Onion - 1 chopped
Garlic - 1 clove
Red chillies - 5
Tamarind Juice - 1spoon
Salt -as per taste
oil -3-4tsp

For seasoning - Mustard,cumin seeds and urad dal each 1tsp and a string of curry leaves

Directions :

Heat a pan and add oil ,now add the red chilly,garlic ,onions and fry it till golden brown.
Allow it to cool for sometime.
Now in a mixi/blender add the roasted peanuts and the onion mixture and salt and a spoon of tamarind juice and grind it with required amount of water.
Now heat oil in a pan and add mustard,cumin seed and urad dal and curry leaves and season the chutney.
Tasty pea nut chutney is ready to be taken along with your upma.