Bread upma is an easy and simple breakfast or snack recipe, prepared in just 10 minutes. Learn how to make this super quick bread recipe with stepwise pictures.
When it comes to breakfast or snack packing for kids, time plays an important role u deniably. Of course, no one likes to spend more time in the kitchen and that’s when we search for quick fixes like this bread upma. You can try this homemade Whole wheat bread to make this upma even healthier.
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As I already mentioned, this yum bread upma hardly takes 10 to 15 minutes. Moreover, you can serve this as an evening snack with hot tea or milk.
Also, I know you will accept that our Indian tummies feel happy when taking a savory breakfast.
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Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 10 slices wheat bread
- 3 tbsp oil
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp chopped ginger
- 2 green chillies
- 1 big onion
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 1 tomato
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- ½ lemon juice
- 1 tbsp coriander leaves
Instructions
Preparation:
- Take ten slices of whole wheat /multigrain /white bread and cut into small pieces.
- You can cut the edges of the bread slices if you wish. I usually prefer to keep the edges unless it is too browned.
- Chop onions, tomato, green chillies, and ginger. Keep aside.
Recipe:
- Heat oil in a pan, add mustard and cumin seeds.
- Let the mustard splutter and add finely chopped ginger.
- Also, add chopped green chillies and fry them for a minute.
- Now add onions and curry leaves.
- Saute onions well for few minutes until they become transparent.
- Add tomato pieces and salt required for the upma.
- Salt at this stage helps to cook the tomatoes faster. Saute until they become soft.
- Now add chilli powder and mix.
- Add bread pieces and mix well with the masala.
- Mix well in such a way that the masala powders stick well with the bread. Do this in low heat.
- You can sprinkle a tbsp of water to make sure the masalas stick to the bread pieces. But be careful not to add too much water as the bread pieces may become sticky.
- Finally, add a dash of lemon juice and coriander leaves.
- Give a quick mix and switch off.
- Serve the Bread upma hot with a masala chai beside.
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Nutrition
Preparation:
- Take ten slices of whole wheat /multigrain /white bread and cut them into small pieces.
- You can cut the edges of the bread slices if you wish. I usually prefer to keep the edges unless it is too browned.
- Chop onions, tomato, green chillies and ginger. Keep aside.
Recipe:
- Heat oil in a pan, add mustard and cumin seeds.
- Let the mustard splutter and add finely chopped ginger.
- Also, add chopped green chillies and fry them for a minute.
- Now add onions and curry leaves.
- Saute onions well for few minutes until they become transparent.
- Add tomato pieces and salt required for the upma. Those who don’t like tomatoes in upma, just skip them and add a few lemon drops before switching off.
- Salt at this stage helps to cook the tomatoes faster. Saute until they become soft.
- Now add chilli powder and mix.
- Add bread pieces and mix well with the masala.
- Mix well in such a way that the masala powders stick well with the bread. Do this in low heat.
- You can sprinkle a tbsp of water to make sure the masalas stick to the bread pieces. But be careful not to add too much water as the bread pieces may become sticky.
- Finally, add a dash of lemon juice and coriander leaves.
- Give a quick mix and switch off.
- Serve the Bread upma hot with a masala chai beside.
Tips:
1) Always use fresh as well as firm bread for making this upma. Too soft bread slices are not a good choice.
2) Moreover, you can add interesting top-ups like carrot pieces, cashews, etc according to your preference.
3) Finally, I would like to mention that do not use sweet bread for this recipe.
