Bread Upma

There are many ways to eat bread. This is one of my favourite ways.

INGREDIENTS

*Serves 1 person*

▶Half a baguette (around 8 inches long and 2 inches thick)

▶Onions, chopped- 1 cup

▶Tomatoes, chopped - 1/3 cup

▶Ginger, minced - 1tbsp

▶Olive oil- 1/8 cup

▶Mustard seeds- ½ tsp

▶Cumin seeds- ¼ tsp

▶Curry leaves- 5-6

▶Salt- as per taste

▶Red chilli powder- 1/8 tsp

▶Coriander powder- 1 tsp

▶Garam masala- ¼ tsp

▶Turmeric powder- ¼ tsp

▶Water- 4tbsp or as needed

▶Lemon juice- as needed

▶Cilantro- as needed for garnish

RECIPE

1. Heat oil in a pan on medium heat. Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds, cumin powder, curry leaves and ginger. Sauté for a minute.

2. Add the onions and around ¼ tsp salt. This would help the onions cook faster. Sauté for 5 minutes.

3. Add the tomatoes along with all the spices and sauté for 5-6 minutes.

4. Add around 4 tbsp water to loosen up the gravy. If you are using sliced bread, you would want to add less water because sliced bread is softer than a baguette and would become soggy if you add too much of water.

5. Tear the baguette into bite size pieces and add them to the pan.

6. Taste the bread and add more salt as needed at this point.

7. Add lemon juice as needed and garnish with cilantro.