Bread Masala

                                        Bread Masala                                                                         

Bread masala is a very good breakfast option specially on a chilly winter morning. It  is also a good way to finish off a packet of bread ! This dish is laden with the authentic flavours of Indian cooking.


Ingredients:
1 bread loaf
3 big onions
1 table spoon poppy seeds
6-8 garlic pods
5 dry red chili
1/2 tea spoon cumin seeds
1 tea spoon coriander seeds
1/2 tea spoon black pepper
1" cinnamon
4 cloves
1/2 cup fresh coconut
1 strand curry leaves
4 table spoon oil
1 tea spoon sugar
 1 /2 tea spoon haldi
1/4 cup fresh coriander leaves
Salt to taste

Preparation:
1. Finely chop onions
2. Cut the bread slices into 1 cm square pieces and roast in 1 table spoon of oil for 3 minutes.
3. Heat 1/2 tea spoon oil in a pan and roast red chilies, coriander seeds and cumin seeds.
4. Grind the roasted ingredients with coconut, cloves, cinnamon, garlic, poppy seeds and pepper to a fine paste adding little water.
5. Heat the remaining oil in a heavy bottom pan and add curry leaves, haldi and fry the chopped onions till the onions turn translucent.
6. Add the ground masala, salt, sugar and stir well for two minutes.
7. Add the roasted bread pieces and mix well till the bread pieces gets a good coat of the masala.
8. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.