A Spicy Breakfast!

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I doubt if there is any kitchen which will never have any bread in it…… and I doubt there will be any kitchen which will not have 2 days old bread. You don’t have the heart to throw it and have to think of ways to use it up.

In my house, one way it to use it up is Spicy Masala French Toast and other is……

Masala Bread

Cut the bread slices into 1″ X 1″ pieces.

Heat 1-2 tsp oil, splutter mustard seeds and brown jeera/cumin seeds. Add 1-2 chopped green chilies.

Add 1 small chopped onion and let it soften. Season with salt and 1/4 tsp turmeric. (Be careful with the salt since bread already contains salt)

Now add the bread pieces, 1/2 tsp turmeric and 1/2 tsp garam masala. Toss it all together. Sprinkle water and keep tossing…. continue this till all the bread pieces have moistened. (MOIST and not WET!!)

Cover the vessel and let it cook, tossing intermittently. I normally make this in a non stick kadai, covered and on a very slow flame. This will bring on the crispy texture on the outside and soft bread on the inside.

Once all the bread pieces become crisp and brown, switch off the gas and add 1/2″ piece grated ginger, juice of 1/2 lemon, 1 tsp sugar (optional) and toss again.

Garnish with chopped coriander and enjoy it hot.

August 26, 2007 | Filed Under Bread, Onion 

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44 Responses to “A Spicy Breakfast!”

  1. Asha on August 26th, 2007

    I am first!!!!!HURRAYY!!!!!!!!!:D
    Bread Uppittu is my fave too although I haven’t made in a long time.Looks delicious.Time to follow your lead my dear niece!;D
    Hey, you can send this to WBB #14, perfect entry with a bread twist!Do it girl,put that logo. Have a great Sunday.
    Guess what? Went to my Eye doc yesterday and know when I am going under the knife,tell you at FH on Wednesday.I am thrilled:))

    Yup… Make it soon!
    Will wait to hear read your Lasik update on FH. :)

  2. bee on August 26th, 2007

    aren’t ‘moist’ and ‘wet’ subjective things? :idea: :twisted:

    Go ahead and make a mistake once, you will know how moist should moist be! ;)
    Just kidding….. all we want is that our bread pieces should not be dry. As soon as you cross that stage, that should be enough. :)

  3. Rajitha on August 26th, 2007

    oofff…looks so good..

    Thank you dear. :)

  4. musical on August 26th, 2007

    Dear Coffee, thanks for telling me what i should be making for my b’fast today! Yippeeeeeee! (does a lil’ dance).

    hugs,
    musical.

    LOL!! I wish I could see through! ;)

  5. Mishmash! on August 27th, 2007

    Bookmarked it!
    Most of the time I end up with atlst 4 slices of leftover bread :) Thanks for sharing it :)

    Shn

    4-6 slices are just nice to serve 2 for a breakfast! :)

  6. Laavanya on August 27th, 2007

    I like spicy bread upma… yours looks perfect Coffee.

    Thanks Laavanya. :)

  7. KitchenAromas on August 27th, 2007

    Yumm! It almost looks like some kinda manchurian :grin: :mrgreen:


    Yeah… that was my first impression as well. :)

  8. lathanarasimhan on August 27th, 2007

    oh! I too make this all the time as a snack! tastes really good!

    YUP! :)

  9. priyanka on August 27th, 2007

    Coffee you brought back sweet old memories of those hostel days…. bread upma (thats what we used to call it) was an all time favorite…. thanks for reminding…. i had left over bread and couldnt think of what to do with it :???: Now i know :wink:

    Frankly speaking, I am hearing this bread upma for the first time from all of you guys! We always call this masala bread at home! :)

  10. ashwini on August 27th, 2007

    Coffee it has been ages since I made this. Thanks for reminding me about it… you know ladi pav? That makes the best bread upma ever!

    U bet!! LAdi pav is the best for this! I miss that so much over here. :(

  11. Kanchana on August 27th, 2007

    Hey Coffee…

    We always comment after making bread uppuma, “Wow, we just ate a whole loaf of bread in one sitting. “

    Crazy huh! But such a tasty recipe. Nice picture too!

    Kanchana

    LOL! We used to do the same…… so from now, I count 2-3 slices per person and make in small proportion. No matter what quantity you make of this, its going to go down in no time! :)

  12. Tee on August 27th, 2007

    Bread upma is a favorite way of finishing off the leftover bread…your version looks mouth watering! throw away old bread :shock: never, never…. :grin:

    One more bread upma! Thanks dear. :)

  13. Suganya on August 27th, 2007

    Thats my kinda bfast. Lovely photo.

  14. Aarti on August 27th, 2007

    A favourite at my place too.. Stale bread either goes for breakfast in this fashion or to the ducks in nearby garden :grin:
    I make it the same way but mine never looks so lovely :???: Possibly coz I just put it in mixie or cut bread in a haphazard manner using hands in a hurry! :sad:

  15. TBC on August 27th, 2007

    Yay! Bread uppma! Perfect way to use some leftover bread. :smile:

  16. Diane on August 27th, 2007

    Cool! This looks really easy - and a bit like poha, but with bread instead of rice flakes. Yum…

  17. nz on August 27th, 2007

    great jhatpat breakfast and lovely use of old bread !

  18. sharmi on August 27th, 2007

    the bread has developed a nice color. I never get this color. thanks for the tips.

  19. Cynthia on August 27th, 2007

    Masala bread?! The things I learn from you! :smile:

  20. Priya on August 27th, 2007

    Hey Coffee, this is one of my fav ways of eating bread…you hardly know its even there :twisted: I add the salt, chilli powder and garam masala to some diluted buttermilk and toss and soak the bread in it for 5-10 mins(until the onions and chillies are chopped) I tried it the way you have mentioned once and made a mushy mess out of it :cry:

  21. archana on August 27th, 2007

    Coffee it is looking superb, will try your way :idea: I lack patience to brown it on slow flame :lol: :cry: :wink: :mrgreen: :roll:

  22. Raaga on August 27th, 2007

    Looks yummy… I haven’t had breakfast yet… except for an apple shake… can I come over?

  23. sra on August 27th, 2007

    Hey, I was about to post this - we call this bread upma! And mine is a kitchen that normally doesn’t have bread in it :smile: but this time I do!

  24. Meeta on August 27th, 2007

    OH WOW! This sounds hot and spicy! Just lovely!

  25. arundati on August 27th, 2007

    coffee….looks great….i think this is how the languishing in the fridge for the last few days half loaf of garlic bread is gonna find moksha!!

  26. Kamini on August 27th, 2007

    This looks fabulous. Want to eat it right now :)… Will make this by the evening…and will tell you how it came out..

  27. Lakshmi on August 27th, 2007

    :smile: I always have it on Menu for Friday breakfast! Using away the leftover from the week. :smile:

  28. Srivalli on August 27th, 2007

    Hey Coffee…I had this for posting….but yours look so divine…We call it bread upma too…trust you to give us new names!…

  29. lakshmi on August 27th, 2007

    i haven’t seen bread upma that looks at presentatble and tasty as yours :grin:

  30. viji on August 27th, 2007

    So bread upma is your favorite spicy breakfast Coffee. Lovely photo. Viji

  31. richa on August 27th, 2007

    hey, that looks real moist & YUM :mrgreen:
    such a savior when one wants a quick snack :grin:

  32. Jyothsna on August 27th, 2007

    I love bread upma! Spicier the better!

  33. Bharathy on August 27th, 2007

    Wow!! what a wonderful pic!!..A perfect recipe for my kids,back school..Will surely try!!

  34. shilpa(aayisrecipes) on August 27th, 2007

    I make bread upma (as we call it) too…but in your picture, it looks so different and so beautiful with that brownish bread pieces. I will have to try your method sometime….thanks

  35. Padma on August 28th, 2007

    This is called as bread poppu in my home…we love eating this on lazy days…yeah and to my astonishment, we use to eat up that big loaf of bread lol…Nice recipe and as usual beautiful pics

  36. Manasi on August 28th, 2007

    :smile: Aha!! Bread Upma!! I love this! Long time since I made it, U have tempted me to try this TODAY!!

  37. UZUMAKI on August 28th, 2007

    Spicey indeed! :grin:

  38. Nags on August 28th, 2007

    wow! now i know what to do with “all the bread” ;)

  39. The Cooking Ninja on August 28th, 2007

    mmm…yummy.

  40. SeeC on September 3rd, 2007

    Excellent Coffee !!! Will try this way. Mouth watering

  41. Usha on September 4th, 2007

    Hi coffee!!!!!!
    Masala bread looks yummy and mouth watering!!!!!!!! lovely breakfast recipe!

  42. k.sivani on September 30th, 2007

    This recipe was just wonderful, Coffee! I just finished raving about it on my blog, after we tried it.

    Everybody loved it, including the six year old who is frequently such a picky eater that we wonder whether she will starve to death. When the food was done, she went to the stove to peek into the kadhai to see if there was anything left in there so that she could have a little more!

    This recipe is going among our favorites - the perfect way to use up that leftover bread, to have a very quick meal, and have it be absolutely scrumptious to boot.

    Thank you again!

  43. ruchi ch?chu on September 30th, 2007

    Breakfast at the Spice Café…

    I couldn’t resist this recipe for Masala Bread when we saw it on Coffee’s blog a little while ago, so we duly bookmarked it and put it on our list of things to try. The way we normally work with……

  44. Mishmash! on November 23rd, 2007

    hey how ve u been ? Hope your certification is done and you re in good spirits too :)
    Well, I tried this today and all I can say is yummy with a hot cuppa tea/coffee :) Thanks for sharing this :)

    Take Care
    Shn

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