Bread Upma
Bread Upma, also called as Bread Poha, is desi style light meal made with stale bread, some basic spices, onions and tomatoes. Ideal as breakfast, brunch or even on your high tea menu.
Servings: 4
Calories: 237kcal
Equipment
- 1 Heavy bottomed pan
Ingredients
- 8 slices white bread stale, day old bread is best
- 1.5 tbsp neutral vegetable oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 1.25 tsp broken white urad dal
- 6 green chilis slit lengthwise (use fewer or more depending on your heat preference levels)
- 1 tsp finely chopped ginger
- 12 curry leaves
- 1 cup finely chopped onions
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 cups finely chopped tomatoes ripe red ones are ideal
- 1 tsp Kashmiri chili powder
- 1 tbsp lime juice or lemon juice
- 2 tbsp finely chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Chop the bread slices into 1 inch pieces.
- Heat a heavy bottomed frying pan with oil. Add the mustard seeds and fennel seeds. Once they splutter, add broken white urad dal and allow it to brown.
- Now, add slit green chilis, chopped ginger and curry leaves. Mix everything and saute till the green chilis blister.
- Add the chopped onions along with salt and turmeric, stir and combine. Continue cooking the onions till they become pink and translucent.
- Next, add chopped tomatoes along with Kashmiri chili powder. Mix well and cook till tomatoes disintegrate into a mush. Do this on medium flame, stirring every now and then, to avoid burning.
- When the tomatoes are done cooking, add the chopped bread pieces and toss well to coat the bread pieces are coated evenly with the onion tomato mixture.
- Cook for 3 to 4 minutes on low heat. This will allow the flavors to meld with the bread and allow it to soak up any moisture released by the tomatoes.
- Finish with a squeeze of lime juice and finely chopped cilantro. Serve hot.
For Instant Pot & Air Fryer Recipes
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Disclaimer
Nutrition values are provided here as a courtesy and are only a rough guide. Please consult a health care provider if you have any concerns.
Nutrition
Calories: 237kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.05g | Sodium: 476mg | Potassium: 249mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 590IU | Vitamin C: 78mg | Calcium: 143mg | Iron: 2mg
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