Bread Upma

Sunday Morning. Wake up late. And ask the man "what do you want for breakfast?" He says "Anything." I say "Fine. I will give you cereal." He says"no!" and pulls a face. The options are given one after the other : Dosa, Puttu, Upma... Nope. Nothing meets his fancy. I give up and as a last option say "Bread Upma" BINGO! Fine then. This is how I made it and the picture is how it looked!

Bread : 6 slices [I used wholemeal]
Oil : 2 Tablespoons
Mustard: 1 tsp
Peanuts: 2 tablespoons
Curry Leaves: 4-6 nos
Ginger : 1 inch piece chopped fine
Green Chillies: 4 to 5 [Depending on how spicy you want it]
Onions: 2 medium sliced fine.
Tomatoes: 2 big ripe ones, sliced
Green Peas: 1/4 cup
Turmeric: 1/4 tsp
Red Chilli Powder: 1 tsp
Asafoetida/Hing/Perumkayam: 1 pinch


Heat a kadai and fry the mustard, peanuts and curry leaves.
Add the Ginger and Green Chillies and then add the onions.
Add Salt and fry well, until the onions are limp but cooked. [ Bread has salt. So be careful about the amount you add]
Now add the turmeric, red chilli powder and hing.
Add the peas and tomato and let it cook for a few minutes
Chop up the bread into bite sized pieces.
Add it to the tomato mixture. Mix well.
Every piece of bread must be coated with the mix. Add 2 tablespoons of water if you would like.
Finish with some corriander leaves.