Bread Upma - How to Make Bread Upma

I am not an upma lover and haven't been ever since I can remember. But my fried Darsh has made me a convert. With her simple yet elegant, yummy and spicy Bread Upma.

{For a different spin on bread upma, check out this Masala Bread Upma Recipe}

The behind the scenes story is that we spent Christmas eve at her place and woke up late the next day. There was nothing in the house to cook with except 2-day old bread and some tomatoes and chillies. With utmost confidence, she chopped, diced and sliced and made this yummy bowl of amazing brunch! So this recipe here is an ideal one for all those bachelors left at home with stale bread in hand and no time to cook a proper meal.

I was watching very closely for the ingredients used and the amounts of each but she is an intuitive cook - who does not measure! She was talking and cooking at the same time, hardly looking at the cooking pan! So here is what I could make out in between all the fun we had!

Serves : 4

Ingredients:
Bread Slices, cubed - 15
Onions, chopped - 4 medium
Green chillies, chopped - 4
Ginger, chopped - a 2" piece
Tomatoes, cubed - 3 large
Hing - 1 tsp
Garam masala - 2 tsp
Pepper powder - 2 tsp
Coriander powder - 2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 2 tsp
Fresh coriander leavs - for garnishing
Salt - to taste

How She Made It:

1. Heat oil, cackle the mustard seeds, add onions, green chillies and ginger and fry till golden brown.

2. Add the hing, garam masala, pepper powder, coriander powder and fry well for 2-3 mins.

3. Add the tomatoes next and cook for another 3 mins. At this time, the gravy becomes loose and a little watery. Add salt to taste.

4. Next, add the cubed bread pieces and mix well. Cook for another 2 mins, garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

It was so yummy that I made it again for dinner the next day at home.

This is my dedication to a super cool and super fun friend who I've had tons of fun with wherever we've gone together. You rock babes!