Bread Upma

Whoever buys bread from Sam’s, would appreciate this recipe. Because there we HAVE to pick two big loafs for bread. I try not to buy them there, but you know how sometimes you think you can finish it off and by the time you are onto your second one, you are literally pushing it close to the expire date.. So instead of wasting that nutritious multigrain bread, I make this upkari so I get my family to finish it up. J

Serves: 4 | Prep Time: 10 min. | Cooking Time: 15 min.

Ingredients:

Bread – 6 slices (I use multigrain/ whole wheat bread)

Shallots – 1 bunch ( Can substitute with medium size onion)

Tomato – 1 medium

Red chili powder – 1 tsp.

Turmeric powder – 1 pinch

Cumin seeds – 1 tsp.

Mustard seeds – ½ tsp.

Chana Dal/ Bengal Gram Dal – 1 tsp. (optional)

Urad Dal/ Black Gram Dal – 1 tsp. (optional)

Peanuts – handful (optional)

Salt to taste

Sugar – ½ ~ 1 tsp.

Olive oil – 1 tsp.

Method of Preparation:

~ Toast all the breads at a mark 3 in a toaster. Cut them lengthwise into 1 inch wide strips. Cut these strips again into 1 inch wide chunks.

~ Wash and cut shallots, keep green tender parts separately.

~ Wash and cut tomatoes.

~ In a pan, heat oil and add mustard seeds.

~ Once mustard seeds splutters, add cumin seeds.

~ If using add peanuts and the dal’s and fry for some time.

~ Add root white portion of the shallots and fry for a minute.

~ Add tomatoes, turmeric, chili powder and salt to taste. Cook until tomatoes are done.

~ Now add breads chunks, mix it up with the masala and add sugar and green shallots and switch it off.

~ Yummy snack is ready to be devoured. J

Sending this to Amy’s “Love your Food, Don’t waste it” event