RECIPE: Bread Upma

On Monday, I was about to have my evening snack, when I thought, why not take snaps and post it up along with the recipes! I made Bread Upma and some strawberry milkshake! I know that's a really weird combination, but hey, its something to eat! And leading a student's life in US means, eat whatever you can! Hehe! I've updated the Pink Quickie recipe with snaps, so don't forget to check that out!

Here's the recipe for Bread Upma. That's a quick and healthy recipe too. Psst... if you have got a loaf of bread, about to expire soon, and are bored of peanut butter sandwiches, you can just make this - it will give you the authentic Indian masala taste and you can finish off you bread too!

SERVING SIZE: 2 Plates

PREPARATION TIME: 5-10 Minutes (Depends on how long you take to cut veggies!)

COOKING TIME: 10-15 Minutes

INGREDIENTS:

• Bread - 8 slices (white or brown)
• Tomatoes - 3 nos. (small) or 1.5-2 nos. (medium)
  
• Onions - 2 nos. (small) or 1 (medium to large)
  
• Green Chillies - 1-2 nos. (depends on how spicy you want it)
• Oil - 3 tbsp.
• Cumin Seeds (Jeera) - 2 tbsp.
• Salt - 1 tsp.

METHOD:

• Wash and chop the onions and tomatoes finely.
• Wash and slit the chillies.
• Cut the bread into small cubes, as shown.

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• Heat oil in a non-stick vessel; maybe a "Kadai".
• Add the cumin seeds to the oil and heat until the seeds turn golden brown.
• Add the slit chillies to the vessel.
• Add the chopped onions and saute until they turn translucent, as shown below.

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• Add the chopped tomatoes and saute for sometime.

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• Add the bread cubes.

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• Saute until the bread is fried to some extent; as shown below.

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• Add salt and mix well.

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• Bread Upma Ready!

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PURPLE TIPS:

• You can add capsicum or more of your favorite vegetables - it would make it healthier and tastier.
• Adding some ketchup would give a more tangy taste.
• You could even add a few drops of Soy Sauce to give a Chinese touch.
• If you want the bread pieces to be crisp, you can toast the pieces separately, and then add them to the kadai.

Try this recipe sometime when you can, and let me know how it turned out. And please do suggest your own ideas! And stay tuned for more recipes.

Until then,

XOXO,

Purple Poise.