BREAD UPMA, how to make bread upma with veggies

This is a simple breakfast/tiffin, which can be whipped up in no time. Made with all the ingredients easily available at home.

Ingredients

Whole wheat bread slices - 6

Onion - 1, chopped

Green bell pepper - 1, small, chopped

Red bell pepper - 1, small, chopped

Tomatoes - 2, chopped

Ginger- a small piece, finely chopped

Sambar powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

To toast the slices

Ghee - 1 tsp

To season

Cooking oil - plus ghee - 2 tsps

Hing powder - 1/2 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Jeera - 1 tsp

Slit green chillies - 3

Coriander leaves/cilantro for garnishing

Recipe Cuisine: Indian; Category: Breakfast/dinner

Prep time: 5 mts; Cooking time: 15 mts

Serves 2

Heat a non stick tava, drizzle 1 tsp ghee on it, and toast the bread slices until they are crisp and golden, flip them over and toast too. Then allow tyo cool for awhile, cut into small squares.

Heat another pan, add oil, and season hing powder, mustard seeds and cumin seeds.

After the mustard seeds splutter, add the chopped onions along with finely chopped ginger and slit green chillies

Let the onions become translucent, then add the chopped bell peppers and sambar powder.

Add salt to taste, add some coriander leaves also, while sauteeing

Add 2-3 teaspoons water, so that the tomatoes will become mushy

Then add the cut bread squares

Mix well.

Serve hot with tomato ketchup. It tastes divine. Must be eaten hot.

This post first appeared in www.malpatskitchen.com

Notes

* Other vegetables like carrots and green peas can be cooked ahead and added too.

*White bread can also be used.

*To pump in more nutrition, we can cook some black eyed chick peas (karamani)  and add them too.

Categories: South Indian Breakfasts, Tiffin Varieties