Bread Upma

Category : Bread, Maharashtrian, Breakfast
Time Taken : 15-30 mins


Ingredients: 
Bread crumbs (of 8 to 10 bread slices)
3 - green chilies, finely chopped
1 - medium sized onion, finely chopped
1 tsp - mustard seeds
1 tsp - cumin seeds
1 tsp - turmeric/haldi powder
1 - lemon or 1 tbsp lemon juice
3-4 - curry leaves/kadipatta
2 tsp - oil
1 tsp - sugar
Finely chopped coriander/dhania
Salt to taste


Method

1. To make bread crumbs, you can either crumble the bread slices with fingers or in a mixer/food processor on low speed (not more than 20 secs, otherwise it will turn into powder.
2. Heat oil in pan, add mustard and cumin seeds
3. After they splutter, add the finely chopped green chillies and onion.
4. Add haldi powder and curry leaves.
5. After the onions become translucent, add water (not much, such that water forms a thin layer above the onions).
6. Now add the bread crumbs.
7. Mix it with the other ingredients.
8. Close the pan with a lid.
9. Keep it for 3-4 minutes so that few become crispy and rest remains soft.
10. Then squeeze a lemon or add lemon juice, sugar and salt.
11. Garnish with finely chopped coriander.