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There’s more to bread than sandwich

Bread and butter is ideal for any breakfast menu. Here are some different dishes you can prepare with freshly-baked loaves.

Ingredients:

Bread slices: 12-15

Green peas, shelled: 1/4 cup

Carrots, finely chopped: 1/4cup

French beans: 1/4cupGreen chillies, finely chopped: 2

Ginger, finely chopped: A small piece

Mustard seeds: 1/2tsp

Cumin seeds: 1/2tsp

Turmeric powder: A pinch

Lime: 1

Oil: 2 tbs

Sugar: 1/2tsp

Salt to taste and chopped coriander for garnishing

Method:

Cut the bread into small neat squares. Steam all the vegetables. Heat oil addmustard and cumin seeds. When they crackle, add turmeric powder and all vegetables.Stir fry for 3 minutes. Then, add the bread squares Add salt and sugar. Stir fry again. Add lemon juice and mix well. Garnish with chopped coriander and serve hot.

Ingredients:

Bread slices: 12

Fresh curd, thick: 1 cup

Capsicum, finely chopped: 1

Onion, finely chopped: 1

Butter: 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Butter for roasting: 2 tbs

Method:

Cut the bread as circles. Heat butter and add onions and capsicum. Saute them over a low flame. Allow it to cool. Then add it to the thick curds. Add salt to taste. Mix well. Apply this filling between 2 slices of bread. Heat a tawa. Place the bread on the tawa. Add butter on the sides. Cover the bread idli with a bowl. The bread should cook in the steam inside the bowl. Serve hot with spicy chutney.

Ingredients:

Bread slices: 10

Thick curds: 3 cups Roasted cumin seed powder

Black salt to taste

Red chilli powder

Salt to taste

For the filling:

Spicy mint chutney: 5 tbs

Oil for frying

For the batter:

Maida: 1/2cup

Water: 1 cup water

Ground red chillies: 2 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil for frying

For garnishing:-

Sweet and sour chutney

Coriander, chopped: 2 tbsMethod:

Cut the bread into desired shape. Spread the spicy mint chutney between 2 slices of bread.

Make the batter by mixing water and maida. Add red chillies and salt. The batter should be of a smooth flowing consistency. Keep it aside for some time. Beat the curds. Add all the spices. Chill it. Dip the bread in the batter and deep fry in hot oil. Arrange the vadas in a flat dish. Pour the curd over the vadas. Garnish with sweet and sour chutney and chopped coriander and serve immediately.

Ingredients:

Bread slices: 8

For the batter:

Gram flour: 1/2cup

Water: 1/2cup

Cheese, grated: 1 cup

Green chillies: 2

Red chilli powder: 1/2cup

Salt to taste

A pinch of soda bi carb

Oil for frying

Method:

Cut the bread into triangles. Make the batter by mixing all the ingredients. The batter should be thick and smooth. Spread the batter over the bread. Slowly drop the bread in hot oil with the batter side downwards. Deep fry until crisp. Serve hot with a spicy sauce.

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