South Indians are famous to make puma out of anything they can lay their hands on be it from rava to new age oats to quinoa. Bread upma is a quick snack/lunch/dinner basically anything and everything . I personally have 3 versions of upma. There is always a bread packet lying in my fridge and it comes to rescue those days when I fall short of rotis or those afternoons I hate to cook elaborate lunch for one. I even made R to start loving it from totally hate it.
Need –
- Bread – brown /white – torn into pieces
- Chopped Onion – 1 small
- Chopped Tomato -1 small
- Chopped Capsicum – half
- Oil
- Jeera – 1 tsp
- Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
- Peanuts – 1 tbsp
- Asafoetida
- Green chilli – 1 chopped
- Salt
- Lemon Juice
- Chopped coriander – handful
Process –
- Unless you are an OCD person you don’t have to necessarily cut cubes. Be happy with torn pieces .
- If you like crispy bites , roast the bread pieces in a bit oil or bake it or toast a bread and cut it.
- In a pan, take oil. Temper mustard seeds, jeera, peanuts and chilli . Add the onions.
- Once they turn translucent add the tomato and capsicum. You can choose to add green peas as well. Add asafoetida.
- Once the mix turns mushy , add salt and the bread. Give it a toss.
- Once the bread has taken the flavour , remove from fire
- Add lemon juice and coriander.
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