Bread Upma

Upma is a versatile Indian breakfast choice. Semolina Upma; Oats upma; broken wheat upma etc. are common varieties among them. Here is another  quick and easy upma recipe with bread slices.

Ingredients:

1. Bread slices-5 
2. Oil-2 tbsp
3. Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
4. Cumin seeds- 1/4 tsp
5. Curry leaves-1 spring
6. Thinly chopped ginger-1 tsp
7. Thinly chopped garlic- 1/2 tsp
8. Thinly chopped green chilly-1 tsp
9. Thinly chopped onion-1 medium
10. Thinly chopped tomato-2 medium
11. Thinly chopped capsicum-2 tbsp (optional)
12. Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
13. Chilly powder-1 tsp
14. Salt-to taste
15. Coriander leaves-to garnish

Preparation:

• Cut a slices bread in to small cubes.
• Heat oil in a non-stick pan; crackle mustard seeds followed by cumin seeds.
• Add thinly chopped ginger, garlic, green chilly and curry leaves. Saute for a minute.
• Add chopped onions and capsicum; saute another a minute.
• Add turmeric powder and chilly powder.
• Add chopped tomato pieces and saute well until all the tomato pieces get mashed and mixed well.
• Then add salt and bread pieces.
• Give a good quick mix (carefully without breaking the bread slices).
• Cook for another 5 minutes in low flame until the bread pieces gets slightly crisp (stir occasionally.)
• Switch off the flame ans sprinkle coriander leaves on top.