Bread Upma or Bread Poha is a tasty breakfast recipe made using leftover bread slices. You can add veggies of your choice in this dish to make it healthier. Check out the recipe!
As you all know that I love South Indian Breakfast recipes, but there is a lot more to Idli and Dosa when it comes to this vast cuisine.
One of them being Upma, which is not only popular in South Indian households, but in these years, it has taken its place in North Indian households as well.
Well, the traditional Upma is always made with Rava, but with the time, people have come up with so many variations such as Semiya Upma, Murmura Upma and the list continuous.
Among these, Bread Upma or Bread Poha is my favourite, due to its subtle and humble taste.
Every household has their own way of making it, some people like it simple and basic with just onions and tomatoes, while some like to add the goodness of vegetables to it.
This is also a great way to include veggies in your kid’s diet, so feel free to add your choice of vegetables too.
Here are some more recipe, that you can make using Bread – Bread Dahi Vada, Bread Halwa and Bread Malai Roll.
An easy and healthy breakfast recipe that gets ready in just 15 minutes, what else you need for a weekday breakfast, right?
What is Bread Upma?
It is a simple breakfast recipe where bread is cubed and then sautéed along with onions, tomatoes, green chillies, ginger, green peas and basic spices.
Just a 15-minute breakfast recipe, which is great if you want to use those leftover bread in your fridge.
I have only added green peas to make this dish, but you can go ahead and add carrot, sweet corn, mushrooms, green capsicum or any other vegetable that suits your taste.
You can even skip adding any vegetables and make it just with onions and tomatoes.
Ingredients
To make this Upma, you just need bread, onions, tomatoes, green peas, green chillies, curry leaves, mustard seeds, peanuts, lemon, coriander leaves and spices such as turmeric powder.
You can use any bread of your choice to make this dish.
You can even make Egg version of this, You just have to add the egg in the recipe.
Before adding the bread, break in one egg in the pan and make an egg scramble.
Once it is done, add in the bread and give it a mix.
Which bread can be used to make this dish?
White Milk bread tastes the best in this recipe, as it is very soft as compared to other bread.
You can use any bread such as brown bread, whole wheat bread or even multigrain bread to make the Upma.
Serving Suggestions
It can be served on its own along with a cup of Adrak Wali Chai or Coffee.
You can also serve Mint Coriander Chutney or Ketchup on the side, it tastes good with this Poha.
I like to top my bread poha with some bikaneri sev or aloo bhujia.
Step By Step Method
Cut the bread slices into 1 inch squares.
Splash some water or buttermilk over them and toss once. Keep aside.
Heat vegetable oil in a pan. Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds and curry leaves and let them crackle for a few seconds.
Add peanuts and fry for a few seconds.
Add onion, green chillies, peas, tomato and ginger and fry for 2-3 minutes.
Now add turmeric powder and salt to taste and cook for minute.
Add bread cubes, lemon juice and fresh coriander and toss everything well.
Cook for 3-4 minutes on low heat. Serve hot.
Bread Upma Recipe
Bread Upma or Bread Poha is a tasty breakfast recipe made using leftover bread slices. You can add veggies of your choice in this dish to make it healthier. Here is how to make bread upma recipe.
Ingredients
- 8 Bread Slices
- 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 10-12 Curry Leaves
- 1/4 cup Peanuts crushed
- 1/2 cup Onion chopped
- 2 tsp Green Chillies chopped
- 1/4 cup Green Peas
- 1/4 cup Tomato chopped
- 1 tsp Ginger grated
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 2 tbsp Fresh Coriander chopped
Instructions
Cut the bread slices into 1 inch squares.
Splash some water or buttermilk over them and toss once.
Keep aside.
Heat vegetable oil in a pan.
Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds and curry leaves and let them crackle for a few seconds.
Add peanuts and fry for a few seconds.
Add onion, green chilli, peas, tomato and ginger and fry for 2-3 minutes.
Now add turmeric powder and salt to taste and cook for minute.
Add bread cubes, lemon juice and fresh coriander and toss everything well.
Cook for 3-4 minutes on low heat. Serve hot.
Recipe Notes
You can splash the bread with buttermilk for extra flavour.
Did you make this recipe? Let me know!