Bread upma recipe – South Indian style spicy bread snack recipe that can be done in just 15 mins. Upma is a Indian breakfast made with semolina. Bread upma is a variation to the basic dish and is most commonly served in South Indian Tiffin centers. It is made with white bread and is quite delicious if made properly. This can be served as a Breakfast or Evening snack. I make this sometimes when I am left with only a few slices of bread.
I have used brown bread, however white bread, baguette or pav can also be used. If using brown bread, then do not skip toasting the bread otherwise it doesn’t taste good. Apart from removing the raw smell of bread, toasting also prevents the chunks of bread from turning mushy. Bread upma is best served hot, immediately after preparing.
You can also check this similar recipe of Bread masala.
For more Bread snacks recipes, you can check
Paneer cheese toast
Garlic cheese toast
Bread pakora
Bread vada
Easy bread upma recipe
Bread upma recipe | How to make bread upma | Spicy bread snack recipe
Bread upma is a upma variety made with bread, spices and basic ingredients. It can be had for a breakfast or snack.
Ingredients (240 ml cup used)
Ingredients for bread upma
- 2 to 3 slices bread (prefer brown bread)
- 1 tbsp oil
- ½ tsp mustard
- ½ tsp urad dal
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- ¾ tsp ginger paste
- 1 green chili slit or chopped
- 8 to 10 cashew nuts split or peanuts
- ¼ cup onions chopped finely (1 medium)
- ½ cup ripe tomatoes chopped finely (1 large) (adjust as needed)
- Salt as needed
- 2 pinches turmeric or haldi
- ½ tsp chili powder (less spicy variety)
- ½ tsp sugar (skip if using milk bread)
- 3 to 4 tbsp water
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves chopped finely
- Lemon juice to serve (optional)
How to make the recipe
Preparation for bread upma
- Heat a pan and toast the bread until crisp on both the sides. Cool completely. Cut them to small cubes and set aside.
Pour oil to the same pan and fry cashews or peanuts until golden. Set these aside with bread.
- Add mustard and urad dal. Saute till urad dal turns lightly golden.
Next add green chilies and curry leaves. Saute until the leaves turn crisp.
- Sprinkle hing. Add onions and saute until they turn golden. Saute the ginger paste as well.
Next add tomatoes, salt and turmeric. Saute until tomatoes turn soft and mushy.
Then add chili powder and sugar. Saute for 2 mins until the raw smell goes off.
Pour 3 to 4 tbsp water and mix.
How to make bread upma
- Cook until the mixture turns thick. Check spice and salt. Add more if needed.
- Add bread cubes and cashews. Mix to coat the spice mixture to bread.
- Sprinkle coriander leaves.
- Serve bread upma hot. Sprinkle some lemon juice if desired.
Recipe Video
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How to make bread upma recipe – step by step photos
1. Toast the bread until crisp either on the tawa or in a toaster. If you are making use of more than 2 slices, it is convenient to do it in a oven. Do not skip this step if you are using brown bread or whole meal bread or sprouted flour breads. You can skip toasting if you are using pav, white bread or french baguette.
2. Cool completely and cut to cubes.
3. Heat oil in a pan. Add cashews or peanuts to the hot oil and fry until golden. Set these aside with bread.
4. Add mustard and urad dal. Saute until the dal turns lightly golden.
5. Then add green chilies and curry leaves. Saute until they turn crisp. Add hing.
6. Add finely chopped onions.
7. Saute until they turn golden. Add ginger paste.
8. Next saute just until you get the aroma of ginger. Do not over fry, ginger turns bitter.
9. Add tomatoes, salt and turmeric. Saute until the tomatoes turn completely mushy.
10. Next put in chili powder and little sugar.
11. Saute for another 2 mins.
12. Add 3 to 4 tbsps water.
13. Cook until the masala turns thick. Check the taste and adjust salt and spice if needed.
14. Add the toasted bread and cashews.
15. Mix everything well till the masala clings on to the bread pieces well. Do not stir a lot, bread gets mushy. Add some coriander leaves.
Serve bread upma hot with some lemon juice sprinkled on top.
Luke says
Delicious and quick recipe, thank you! Now I know how to use up my stale bread
Christa Nice says
Thank you Swasthi! I just made this for a light healthy breakfast. The flavours are wonderful! Now I know what to do with the hard ends of French bread.
swasthi says
Welcome Christa Nice,
Glad to know you liked it. Yes a good idea to use up bread. You can also scramble some eggs if you like. Thanks for trying
vadivel loganathan says
Its very simple and yummy… Thanks for sharing…
Loreto Xavier says
Hi Swasthi
Simply great recipes. Just reading them makes one want to cook. I m a fan of ur laddoo recipes.
Well done!!☺
swasthi says
Thanks Loreto Xavier
Very happy to know you like the recipes. Oh yes ladoos!! we love them at home so I keep sharing!
Thanks again
🙂