Thursday 25 July 2019

Bread Upma


This dish is ideal for breakfast or evening snacks. Upma is a common dish made in South India and Maharashtra. There are many ingredients that can be used to make Upma like Semolina, Vermicelli, Broken Wheat etc. Bread is another ingredient that can also be used to make Upma. If you have leftover bread pieces, you can use them. 

Ingredients 
5 to 6 pieces of Bread cut into small square pieces 
1 small Onion chopped 
1/4 of the Green Capsicum chopped 
1/4 of the Carrot chopped 
1/2 Tomato chopped 
Handful of Green Peas - I didn’t have 
1 Green Chilli chopped 
1 small piece of Ginger grated (optional) - I didn’t use
Few Coriander Leaves chopped 
Few Curry Leaves 
Juice of 1/2 Lime 
Handful of Peanuts or broken Cashews - I didn’t use 
Salt to taste 
1/2 tsp Sugar 
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder 
1/2 tsp Red Chilli powder 
Pinch of Asafoetida 
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
1 tbsp Fresh Coconut grated or Desiccated Coconut 
1 tbsp Oil



Method 
Take oil in a Kadai. Let it heat. Add the mustard seeds, curry leaves, green chilli and asafoetida. Sauté it for few seconds. If you are adding peanuts or broken cashews, then add it now and sauté it for another few seconds. Add the chopped vegetables and ginger. Continue to sauté the vegetables for a minute. Add the Salt, Sugar, Turmeric powder and Chilli powder. Stir and add 1/4 cup of water. Let it simmer for few seconds. Add the bread pieces and gently stir all the ingredients together. Switch off the flame. Drizzle the lime juice and stir it once. Garnish the dish with coriander leaves and coconut. Serve the dish immediately. 





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