Bread Upma Recipe-How to make Bread Upma

Are you bored of bread toast and bread sandwiches, then this South Indian Style bread upma is for you.This is a very tasty and delicious breakfast that can be make in a few minutes time. It can be prepared with left over bread also. Even those who do not like upma will love this bread upma. Today we will learn how to make bread upma following this easy recipe.

South Indian Style Bread Upma 

Bread Upma Recipe - South Indian Style

Prep time - under 10 mins
Cook time - under 15 mins
Serves - 1

Ingredients needed 

Bread - 5 slices (brown or white bread)
Onion- 1 big or 2 medium
Tomato - 2
Green chilli - 2 slit
Ginger -1/2 tsp finely chopped
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Sambar powder - 1 tsp
Ghee or oil - 2 tsp for frying bread
Salt to taste

For the seasoning 

Oil - 2 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - few

Preparation 

Cut bread into squares or tear it into small pieces. Heat 2 tsp of ghee and roast the bread until golden brown. Switch off and let the bread be in the heat of the pan. (Removing the outer brown crust is optional)

Cut onions lengthwise.

Method 

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add onions, ginger, green chillies, curry leaves and saute until onions turn transparent.

Then add chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, sambar powder, salt needed and cook until tomatoes are soft.

Then add bread pieces and toss until bread is well coated with the masala.

Serve hot.You do not need any side dish for this upma. You can have this even as a tea time snack.

Variations 

You can add finely chopped capsicums after the tomatoes are half cooked if you prefer.

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