MyMusingsSangSpeak-Pet Puja - Bread Poha

Bread Pohe/Upma/Chiwda

Bread Pohe/Upma/Chiwda or Phodnicha Bread is a breakfast or teatime snack, easy to make and tastes good too. This is similar to phodnichi chapati or bhakri(chapatiche/bhakriche tukde, snack made of leftover chapatis or bhakris). This snack is my daughter’s favourite.

Ingredients

Bread – 10-12 slices

Onion – 1 large

Tomato – 1 small

Green chillies – 1 or 2

Curry Leaves – 10-12 nos

Coriander leaves – 5-6 sprigs

Oil – 2 tablespoons

Turmeric Powder – ¼ teaspoon

Red Chilly Powder - ¼ teaspoon

Cumin seeds – ½ teaspoon

Mustard seeds - ½ teaspoon

Salt- As per taste

Sugar – ½ teaspoon

Lemon Juice – 1 tablespoon

Roasted groundnut powder (Optional) – 1-2 tablespoons

Method

Powder the bread slices coarsely in a grinder/mixer. Heat oil in a pan and add cumin and mustard seeds. Once the seeds splutter, add chopped green chillies, curry leaves and chopped onion. Stir for 2-3 minutes till onion turns a light golden brown and then add coarsely powdered bread. Add turmeric, red chilly powder, salt,sugar and lemon juice and stir well. Keep on a low flame for about 7-8 minutes and stir occasionally, this way the bread poha will become crunchy. Now add chopped toamto and stir for a minute. Finally, add groundnut powder and chopped coriander leaves, stir for about 2-3 minutes and bread poha is ready to be served.

Note- Serves 2-3 persons.