Bread upma also known as Bread seeyali in South India is one of the most popular tiffin varieties with leftover bread. Usually I make this bread upma during weekends for dinner and sometimes in the weekdays for my daughter’s snacks box. We like South Indian style bread upma very much.
Ingredients
- Bread – 4 slices (Milk or whole wheat. Leftover dry slices )
- Big onion – 1 no (slice cut or finely chopped)
- Green chilli – 1 no (finely chopped)
- Ginger & garlic paste – 1 tsp
- Curry leaves – a sprig
- Tomato – 2 nos (Medium, finely chopped)
- Red chilly powder – 1 tsp
- Garam masala powder – 1/2 tsp
- Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
To Temper:
- Cooking oil – 2 tbsp
- Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
- Cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp
- Urad dal – 1 tsp
- Chana dal – 1 tsp
- Curry leaves – Few
- Coriander leaves – to garnish
- Salt – as required.
- Water – 2 tbsp
- Lime juice – Few drops (if you omit tomato, u can add lime juice before serving)
Method
- Finely chop or slice the onion, green chilly , tomato and set aside.
- Take 3 days old bread and check if its not too soft. If the bread is too soft and fresh, you need to toast both sides before cutting into small pieces. If the bread is old, you can cut the into 4 small squares without toasting. Keep aside.
- Heat a pan with oil and splutter mustard seeds, cumin, urad dal and chana dal.Saute till dals turn golden.
- Then add the onion slices, green chilly, ginger garlic paste,curry leaves and saute till onion turns transparent.Add tomato pieces and cook till it turns mushy.
- Add the red chilli powder, garam masala, turmeric powder. Sprinkle little water to make a wet paste. You can add 2 tbsp to 1/4 cup water. Please do not more water because bread will be soggy.
- Mix well and finally add the bread pieces .Toss it well. Make sure the bread pieces do not get crumbled. So toss gently till masala gets coated the bread very well.
- Switch off the fire and add the lemon juice if desired.
- Garnish with coriander leaves..
Serve hot!!
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