Bread Upma

Bread Upma

I learnt the basic recipe of Bread Upma from my friend. She makes this often as an evening afterschool snack.I tweaked it a bit to include more vegies and make it for breakfast/lunch box.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 3

Ingredients:

Bread	6 slices
Onion chopped	1 medium
Chilli powder	1/2 tsp
Coriander powder	1/2 tsp
Salt	to taste
Aforesaid	a pinch
Turmeric powder	a pinch
Oil	3 tsp
Mustard seeds	1/2 tsp
Urad dhal	1/2 tsp
Curry leaves	a sprig
Green peas	1/4 cup
Chopped carrot	1/2 cup
Coriander leaves	1 tablespoon

Procedure:

Step1:

Remove the crust of the bread and tear it into pieces

Step2:

Heat 2 tsp of oil in a pan and slightly fry the bread for 2 minutes.No need to deep fry it.

Keep it aside

Step3:

Heat 1 tsp of oil and add mustard seeds. Once it starts spluttering add urad dal, curry leaves

Step4:

Add onions and fry until it is translucent. Add green peas and carrot and fry until it is cooked.Make sure it does not become mushy

Step5:

Add salt, chilly powder, coriander powder, asafoetida, turmeric powder and fry for a couple of minutes

Step6:

Add the fried bread pieces and mix well

Step6:

Garnish with chopped cilantro


Note:

• Whole wheat bread can be used for a more healthier version
• For a quick snack, peas and carrot can be skipped.
• Boiled and cubed potatoes can also be added