BREAD UPMA

Bread Upma

Some times you will be left with bread which you don’t want to throw away or non of your family members are interested in eating. Try out this easy jathpata bread upma, simple and delicious. Serve it as a breakfast or evening snack.
INGREDIENTS

• Left over bread              1/2 packet (cut to cubes)
• Onions                          1 chopped
• Potato                           1 cubed
• Carrot                            1 cubed
• Oil                                 3 Tsp
• Salt                               to taste
• Green chilly                   1(chopped) 
• Chana dal                       1/2 tsp
• Urad dal                         1/2 tsp
• Mustard                         1/4 tsp

PROCEDURE
Heat oil in a pan and add the dals and mustard. When the mustard splutter add the carrot, potato, onion pieces. Add enough salt just for the veggies and fry them. When the veggies become soft add the chopped green chilies and fry. Now add the bread cubes and fry them. Be sure to lower the flame while frying bread otherwise it burns out quickly. Fry until the edges of bread turn brown and turn crispy. Serve hot with any sauce or chutney and a glass of orange juice makes a perfect combination for this dish. The crunchy dal along with soft veggies and crispy bread taste awesome.
TIPS

• Add other veggies to suite your taste.
• Do not add too much of salt to the veggies.
• Ginger and garlic can also be added for a different twist.
• Add a tomato or tomato puree to the veggies to get soft bread upma.