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    Bread upma recipe, how to make bread upma

    Updated on December 27, 2020 by Raks Anand 55 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    bread-upma

    Bread upma recipe - Easy breakfast, after school snack or even lunch box idea for your kids with bread as main ingredient and other easily available ingredients.

    I was thinking since bread is Aj's favorite, I will try bread upma for him. As it is chatpata & masaledarish he may like it. But, realized not a big fan of bread upma, he prefers other snacks using bread than this. If he had liked it, I am sure it would have made a place in his lunch box. Sadly, he didn't.

    In contrary, I love any upmas. Even when writing/ reading the word upma makes me drool. That crazy! Bread upma is a real treat too for me. Also, this is a good tea time snack for kids if they like too. You can make it in a jiffy when in real hunger. One of the best way to use up the soon to expire bread. Obviously, will definitely post my kid’s favorite bread snacks, as he has got holidays now.

    bread upma

    Bread upma preparation summary:

    Firstly, roughly chop the bread or tear roughly using hands. After that, temper, saute onion, chilli, ginger garlic paste, tomato. Then, add the spice powders, little water and toss in the bread pieces in it. Finally, garnish with a generous drizzle of ghee and some fresh chopped coriander leaves.

    I did not add garam masala powder, but for a variation, you can add ½ teaspoon of garam masala or kitchen king masala.

    Tastes best when served hot, but I can say it tastes good even when cooled down. Serve as such or it can go well with coconut chutney, onion raita or even tomato sauce.

    GOES WELL WITH

    • Coconut chutney
    • Coriander coconut chutney
    • Dates tamarind chutney

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    Bread upma recipe

    Bread upma recipe - Easy breakfast, after school snack or even lunch box idea for your kids with bread as main ingredient and other easily available ingredients.
    Course Snack
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 10 minutes minutes
    Servings 2
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • 4 Bread slice
    • 1 Onion
    • 1 Tomato
    • 2 Green Chilli
    • ¾ teaspoon Sambar powder
    • ⅛ teaspoon Turmeric powder
    • ½ teaspoon Ginger garlic paste optional
    • 1 teaspoon Ghee
    • 1 Curry Leaves sprig
    • Coriander leaves To garnish
    • Salt

    To temper

    • Oil - 1 tbsp
    • Mustard - ¾ tsp
    • Urad dal - 1 tsp
    • Chana dal - 1 tsp
    • Cashew nuts optional - 4
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    Instructions

    • Cut the bread slices into bite size squares. Slice the onion, slit green chillies and chop tomato.
    • Heat a pan with oil and temper with the items given under the ‘To Temper’ table (I omitted cashews).
    • Fry onions till transparent and add the ginger garlic paste and fry for 30 secs. 
    • Add tomatoes, salt and fry till tomatoes turn soft.
    • Sprinkle turmeric and sambar powder and stir well. Sprinkle some water. 
    • Add the bread pieces and mix/toss well.
    • Add ghee, keep in low flame and cook for two minutes to see golden brown spots here and there in the bread pieces. 

    Notes

    • Add a teaspoon of garam masala/ kitchen king masala/ biryani masala/ pav bhaji masala for extra punch and flavour to this recipe.
    • You can omit tomatoes and add tomato sauce/ketchup.
    • Cashew, ghee are optional to enhance the taste.
    •  You can wheat bread (or multigrain/whole meal bread)instead of white bread.
    • Sprinkle a teaspoon of lemon juice at the end if you want an extra zing.
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    Bread upma method:

    1. Cut the bread slices into bite size squares and slice the onion, green chillies and chop tomato.
    2. Heat a pan with oil and temper with the items given under the ‘To Temper’ table (I omitted cashews).
      step1 temper
    3. Fry onions till transparent and add the ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute.
      step2 saute
    4. Add tomatoes, salt and fry till tomatoes turn soft.
      step3 tomato
    5. Sprinkle turmeric and sambar powder and stir well. Sprinkle some water. 
      step4 spice
    6. Add the bread pieces and mix/ toss well.
      step5 bread
    7. Lastly, add ghee, keep in low flame and cook for two minutes to see golden brown spots here and there in the bread pieces.
      step6 ready

    Notes:

    • Add a teaspoon of garam masala/ kitchen king masala/ biryani masala/ pav bhaji masala for extra punch and flavour to this recipe.
    • Also, you can omit tomatoes and add tomato sauce/ketchup.
    • Cashew, ghee are optional to enhance the taste.
    • You can wheat bread (or multigrain/whole meal bread)instead of white bread.
    • Sprinkle a teaspoon of lemon juice at the end if you want an extra zing.

    Garnish with the coriander leaves, serve hot with tomato ketchup or onion raita.

    bread upma recipe

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    Comments

    1. sowmya's creative saga

      June 06, 2011 at 6:13 am

      my favourite too..looks yumm in that spongebob tiffin box..cute..

      Reply
    2. Satrupa

      June 06, 2011 at 6:14 am

      Definitely a great upma idea for the kids n grown ups too 🙂 Looks delicious !!

      Reply
    3. Divya Kudua

      June 06, 2011 at 6:14 am

      Bread upma with a hot cup of coffee would be an ultimate combo!Great snack Raks!

      Reply
    4. Lavanya Selvaraj

      June 06, 2011 at 6:20 am

      Looks delicious! Great for kids lunchbox too!

      -Lavanya
      http://recipecongeries.blogspot.com

      Reply
    5. Sharmilee! :)

      June 06, 2011 at 6:29 am

      Mrg nerathula ipdi en fav potu tempt panriye...The first thing I will do today when I reach home eve is to make bread upma and have it...I m so so fond of it. Lovely clicks, and liked the lunch/snack box very much

      Reply
    6. jeyashrisuresh

      June 06, 2011 at 6:30 am

      my mom's signature dish,she adds a lot of veggies to this and we have this for dinner.
      Very simple and nice recipe and love the addition of GGpaste to this.Neat Clicks

      Reply
    7. simply.food

      June 06, 2011 at 6:45 am

      Such a quick and tasty dish.

      Reply
    8. Prathibha

      June 06, 2011 at 6:47 am

      Nice snack 4 kids..loved ur kiddo's lunch box..

      Reply
    9. cook from doha

      June 06, 2011 at 6:52 am

      looks real yummmmmmmm............

      Reply
    10. Kalpana Sareesh

      June 06, 2011 at 7:56 am

      yumm my fav one..

      Reply
    11. Priya Sreeram

      June 06, 2011 at 8:41 am

      love it- i make it the same way and is the best way to beat the anytime hunger pangs !

      Reply
    12. Gayathri Kumar

      June 06, 2011 at 8:50 am

      My fav and it looks so delicious..

      Reply
    13. lata raja

      June 06, 2011 at 8:52 am

      I save some bread just to make the upma. We are also fond of this one. I am so in love with your kid's snackbox...and the contents!

      Reply
    14. GEETHA ACHAL

      June 06, 2011 at 9:07 am

      My Fav... looks so tempting and yummy...

      Reply
    15. Annapoorani Sivaramakrishnan

      June 06, 2011 at 9:26 am

      A quick dish and thanks a lot for sharing 🙂

      Reply
    16. Ramya

      June 06, 2011 at 9:28 am

      That really looks sooo appetizing:-) yummmmy

      Reply
    17. Chitra

      June 06, 2011 at 9:29 am

      Will try this recipe soon. I make in a different way. Lovely, tempting clicks as always 🙂

      Reply
    18. Aruna Manikandan

      June 06, 2011 at 9:37 am

      my daughter loves it a lot...
      looks perfect and delicious 🙂
      Cute presentation and lovely clicks dear

      Reply
    19. Shanthi

      June 06, 2011 at 9:39 am

      Gorgeous lunch box recipe lovely click as ever

      Reply
    20. Suparna

      June 06, 2011 at 9:52 am

      yummy...kids and grown ups would love it to the last spoon 😛

      Reply
    21. Priya

      June 06, 2011 at 9:58 am

      Thats a quick and fantastic easy upma, even i love bread upma very much..

      Reply
    22. chitraj.hegde

      June 06, 2011 at 10:45 am

      lovely..my fav.....but i prepare in different way/.this looks great tooo....and the perfect click..first time here...ur space is simply super!!!!!!!!!!love to follow you

      Reply
    23. Priti

      June 06, 2011 at 11:20 am

      I would love to have this too ...and that tiffin box is so cute

      Reply
    24. Hamaree Rasoi

      June 06, 2011 at 12:12 pm

      this was my fav lunch item too. Mom used to add crunchy peanuts . Your's looking irresistible... Very nice lunch box

      Deepa
      Hamaree Rasoi

      Reply
    25. Happy Cook / Finla

      June 06, 2011 at 2:43 pm

      I have never made bread upma, actually i only knew aobut it after i started blogging this looks spicy delicious.

      Reply
    26. DEESHA

      June 06, 2011 at 2:52 pm

      I make bread upma too, but this is an all spiced up version .. makes for a nice breakfast

      Reply
    27. Suja

      June 06, 2011 at 3:44 pm

      Great idea,spicy and delicious..perfect breakfast.

      Reply
    28. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal

      June 06, 2011 at 7:24 pm

      Love the step by step recipe ands especially the kids' tiffin box 🙂

      Reply
    29. Shanavi

      June 06, 2011 at 11:50 pm

      Seriously, I must say, I love the lunch box.. Bread upma is very colourful and very droolworthy

      Reply
    30. Deepti

      June 07, 2011 at 1:01 am

      easy n tasty snack option.....Loved visiting ur space,,glad to follow u

      http://www.panchamrutham.blogspot.com/

      Reply
    31. divya

      June 07, 2011 at 1:15 am

      Slurp !! Awesome recipe.

      Reply
    32. Preeti Kashyap

      June 07, 2011 at 2:05 am

      I never make this well...either it turns out mushy or it drinks oil like mad!

      Reply
    33. Plateful

      June 07, 2011 at 5:52 am

      I'm drooling just by looking at your gorgeous pictures....! I do have a packet of bread that will go stale if I don't use it soon - will sure try this! BTW, the pictures are mind blowing!

      Reply
    34. Sudha Sabarish

      June 07, 2011 at 6:27 am

      hi raji,

      bread upma is really awesome.one thing i want to know that while i tried this upma from the same mb's cookbook,was not able to have like other upma as it was dry.so how was urs.doesnt it become dry or wat u did for that.
      raji u mentioned that u've sent me an email,but i didnt receive any email from u.
      http://sabdhaskitchen.blogspot.com/

      Reply
    35. Hari Chandana

      June 07, 2011 at 3:34 pm

      Mmmmm.. Yum yum yumm.. looks too good and perfect.. beautiful clicks too 🙂
      Indian Cuisine

      Reply
    36. kothiyavunu.com

      June 07, 2011 at 3:50 pm

      simply delicious and easy bread upma!

      Reply
    37. Kalyani

      June 07, 2011 at 4:39 pm

      wow simple and easy bread upma .... try for my kid ... wonderful clicks ........ following u on google followers .....

      Reply
    38. Now Serving

      June 07, 2011 at 5:16 pm

      a classic fall back upma in our house too - Looks Delicious as always 🙂

      Reply
    39. Rinku Naveen

      June 07, 2011 at 11:38 pm

      Looks irresistible..First time I heard of bread upma.
      Very colorful clicks

      Reply
    40. Kairali sisters

      June 08, 2011 at 12:04 am

      NIce recipe, shall try soon raks,

      Reply
    41. Shri

      June 08, 2011 at 2:31 am

      Looks so yummy!! So easy...can make it in no time!!

      Reply
    42. Vardhini

      June 08, 2011 at 5:30 am

      Looks so tasty .. I do it without tomatoes .. will try out this version soon.

      Vardhini
      Event: Dish it Out - Spinach and Garlic
      Event: Healthy Lunchbox Ideas - Broccoli

      Reply
    43. Hash cakes

      April 17, 2012 at 1:08 pm

      This Bread Upma looks yummy. I usually have a lot of leftover bread in my kitchen. Will try it today and let u know about it.

      Harshita

      Reply
    44. Charulatha Senthilkumar

      May 19, 2012 at 4:19 am

      Yummy... i tried it today

      Reply
    45. sreemaina

      April 12, 2013 at 12:33 pm

      Hey Raks,

      I am an ardent follower of your blog. i have tried many of your recipies and have come out really useful in my day-to-day cooking.
      But today it topped it all, i tried this simple bread upma for breakfast and it came real handy as a simple and easy to prepare dish. Even my husband relished the food.
      i finished the chopping and cooking in less than 15 mins.
      thanks

      Reply
    46. Abarna Thirugnanam

      June 30, 2013 at 1:10 am

      Hi Friends,
      My husband is a fuzzy eater and he mostly avoids breakfast.He says he wants some delicious breakfast without onion and garlic as he avoids in the morning.Please friends help me with some recipes.....

      Reply
    47. Abarna Thirugnanam

      July 02, 2013 at 12:11 pm

      Hai Friends,
      I am Abarna.My husband is a fuzzy eater and he avoids breakfast 90%.He wants some tasty food as breakfast.Please tell me some recipes.He avoids onions and garlic on mornings.

      Reply
    48. Anonymous

      December 09, 2013 at 8:17 pm

      Nice

      Reply
    49. Anitha L

      February 02, 2014 at 4:38 am

      goood

      Reply
    50. Anitha L

      February 02, 2014 at 4:38 am

      lovely dish

      Reply
    51. Nethra Neha

      March 07, 2014 at 8:44 am

      it looks super delicious.

      Reply
    52. malathi jinadoss

      July 07, 2014 at 8:12 am

      can i use chilli powder instead of sambar powder raji mam?

      Reply
    53. Raks anand

      July 07, 2014 at 8:18 am

      Sure can.

      Reply
    54. Swathi Mahesh

      November 13, 2014 at 7:29 am

      Today morning I tried this for my kid lunch box awesome dish

      Reply
    55. Vedavathi Hegde

      November 29, 2017 at 12:20 pm

      Looks yummy definitely I will try this.

      Reply

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