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Bread Upma Recipe

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Ingredients

  • 6 slices bread (white / wholemeal)
  • 3 tsp oil
  • ½ tsp mustard seeds / rai
  • few curry leaves / kadi patta
  • ½ medium sized onion (finely chopped)
  • 1 green chilli (slit lengthwise)
  • ½ tsp ginger paste / adrak paste
  • 2 medium sized tomatoes (finely chopped)
  • ½ tsp turmeric / haldi
  • 1 tsp kashmiri red chili pwoder / lal mirch powder
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • salt to taste
  • ½ small sized capsicum (finely chopped (colour of your choice))
  • 2 tbsp water (if required)
  • 3 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)

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Instructions

  1. firstly, in a toaster or tawa toast the bread to golden brown and crisp.
  2. further, cut the bread slices into cubes and keep aside.
  3. in a large kadai heat oil.
  4. further add mustard seeds and curry leaves.
  5. saute till the mustard seeds to splutter.
  6. furthermore, add onions, ginger paste and green chilli.
  7. saute till onions sweat and turn translucent.
  8. now add tomatoes and saute well.
  9. saute till the tomatoes turn soft and mushy.
  10. add turmeric, chili powder, sugar and salt.
  11. saute for a minute on low flame till the spices are cooked well.
  12. now add capsicum and continue to saute.
  13. do not over cook and make sure to retain the crunchiness of capsicum.
  14. add 2 tbsp of water and mix the mixture well.
  15. further add toasted bread pieces.
  16. and mix gently without breaking the bread pieces.
  17. also cover and simmer for 2-3 minutes, making sure the bread absorbs masala.
  18. finally, serve bread upma garnished with coriander leaves and lemon wedges.

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South indian bread upma recipe

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How to make bread upma with step by step photo

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firstly, in a toaster or tawa toast the bread to golden brown and crisp.bread upma
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further, cut the bread slices into cubes and keep aside.bread upma
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now in a large kadai heat oil.bread upma
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further add mustard seeds and curry leaves.bread upma
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saute till the mustard seeds to splutter.bread upma
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furthermore, add onions, ginger paste and green chilli.bread upma
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saute till onions sweat and turn translucent.bread upma
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now add tomatoes and saute well.bread upma
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saute till the tomatoes turn soft and mushy.bread upma
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add turmeric, chili powder, sugar and salt.bread upma
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saute for a minute on low flame till the spices are cooked well.bread upma
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now add capsicum and continue to saute.bread upma
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do not over cook and make sure to retain the crunchiness of capsicum.bread upma
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add 2 tbsp of water and mix the mixture well.bread upma
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further add toasted bread pieces.bread upma
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and mix gently without breaking the bread pieces.bread upma
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also cover and simmer for 2-3 minutes, making sure the bread absorbs masala.bread upma
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finally, serve bread upma garnished with coriander leaves and lemon wedges.bread upma

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Notes

  • firstly, use butter or ghee for more rich flavour in bread masala upma recipe.
  • also add vegetables like peas, beans and carrot to make it more nutritious.
  • alternatively, you can add sambar powder or pav bhaji masala for more flavours.
  • additionally, toasting bread is optional. however, they add crispiness to bread upma.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/south-indian-bread-upma-recipe/