- tablespoons oil
- ▢ 1 teaspoon Ginger-Garlic Paste
- ▢ 1 green chili
- ▢ 1 medium onion or ⅓ cup chopped onions
- ▢ 2 medium tomatoes or ½ cup tightly packed finely chopped tomatoes
- ▢ ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ▢ ½ teaspoon red chili powder
- ▢ ½ teaspoon cumin powder
- ▢ ½ teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
- ▢ salt as required
- ▢ 5 to 6 small to medium bread slices, sliced in small cubes
- ▢ 1 tablespoon coriander leaves
- ▢ 1 to 2 pinches kasuri methi , crushed – optional
- ▢ 1 tablespoon coriander leaves for garnish
- ▢ a few lemon wedges
- Firstly cut 5 to 6 bread slices in small cubes. Keep aside.
- Finely chop 1 medium onion, 2 medium tomatoes and 1 green chili.
Making Bread Masala
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a pan and add 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste.
- Sauté for some seconds till raw aroma of both ginger and garlic goes away.
- Then add chopped onions. mix and then begin to sauté onions on a low to medium flame.
- Sauté onions till they turn translucent.
- Keep the flame to a low and then add the following spice powders – ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder, ½ teaspoon red chili powder, ½ teaspoon cumin powder and ½ teaspoon garam masala powder.
- Mix very well on a low flame taking care that the spices do not burn.
- Then add ½ cup tightly packed finely chopped tomatoes and 1 green chili (chopped). Mix well.
- Season with salt as per taste. Do add less salt as bread also has salt. mix again.
- Sauté tomatoes till they become pulpy and soften. You should also see oil releasing from the sides of the onion-tomato masala. Add a few tablespoons water if the tomatoes stick to the pan.
- When the tomatoes have softened, add 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves and 1 to 2 pinches kasuri methi (crushed). Kasuri methi can be skipped if you don’t have it.
- Mix again and then add the bread cubes.
- Mix bread cubes very well with the onion-tomato masala and sauté for 1 to 2 minutes. For a crispy texture in the bread you can sauté them for some more time stirring at intervals on a low to medium-low flame.
- While serving bread masala drizzle some lemon juice on top. You can even garnish with a few chopped coriander leaves. Serve bread masala hot or warm.
