Bread Upma(Bread Polau)

Bread Upma

Mr Hubby loves eggs and so do I, just like every Bangali does. Its a known fact that every Bangali just adores his egg curry and must have at least one variety for dinner with rice or ruti. I loath waking up early on a weekday. Usually I am in such a hurry every morning that I prepare an English breakfast for my family instead of an Indian and so you can call us the "Bread-Omelette eating Family".Toasted Bread- butter -jam, along with cornflakes or oats and eggs. Sometimes sausages or bacon are added.
Bread&butter is ok for her but ma likes variety and this is her recipe.
Its ma, my mother-in-law who prepares Upma . She calls it bread polau. Here's Ma and her recipe for you.....

Ma-Smt Gita Banerji

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Ingredients :

Bread Upma

Bread.......................................................1 loaf
Refined oil.................................................2 tbsp
Mustard Seeds..........................................1tsp
Green Chillies,chopped................................2
Curry Leaves..............................................7-8
Onion,sliced...............................................1
Ginger juilliens............................................1"piece
Milk...........................................................1 cup
Salt............................................................as per taste
Sugar.........................................................as per taste
Chilly Powder............................................1/2 tsp
Tomato ketchup.......................................1 tbsp
Garam Masala Powder.............................1 tsp
Fresh Coriander,chopped fine.......................for garnish
Boiled vegetables..........................................1 cup

Method :

Soak the Bread slices in milk and then squeeze out all of the milk. Then mash the bread pulp well with hand.

Keep aside on a dish.

Chop vegetables....carrots, beans, potato into very tiny pieces and boil. Boil peas with them till all are soft.

Slice onions. Cut the ginger into juilliens, chop the green chillies and fresh coriander.

Now, in a wok heat the refined oil. Add Curry leaves and mustard seeds. Stir till they begin to splutter.

Add the sliced onions and saute well. Then add green chillies and ginger juilliens. Saute.

Next add the bread and stir well. Add salt, sugar, tomato ketchup , red chilly powder, Garam masala powder and boiled vegetables. Stir to mix all.

When all are well fried garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.

Serve hot .....Enjoy !!