Bread Upittu/Upma

When lota bread left at home, then is the time to make upittu or tikki. I made it for breakfast today. East to make unlike the traditional upittu.

Ingredients: -

5-6 slices of medium sized normal bread

1 small onion, finely chopped

1 potato, cut into small pieces

1-2 green chilies or according to taste

1/2 tsp mustard

1/2 tsp turmeric

1/2 tsp Sambar powder or garam masala

Coriander to garnish

Salt

Oil

Method: -

1. In a pan heat 3 tsp of oil & add mustard seeds.

2. When the seeds begin to crack, add onions.

3. Saute till the onions begin to sweat.

4. Add potatoes & mix well.

5. Add turmeric, Sambar powder & salt.

6. Mix well, so that each potato piece has the masala sticking to it. Peas & carrots can also be added.

7. Close the pan with a lid & let the vegetables cook for 3-4 minutes.

8. In the meanwhile, cut & remove the brown crust from each slice.

9. Make 3 vertical cuts & 3 horizontal cuts on each slice so as to get 9 pieces from each.

10. If the bread is little hard, sprinkle water & keep them aside.

11. Check the vegetables, by breaking a pieces of potato in the pan.

12. The add the break pieces & mix well so that the masala sticks to each pieces.

13. Garnish with coriander & preferably serve hot.