Masala Bread | Easy Bread Masala
Masala Bread is one of the easiest, quickest and yummiest snacks that you can make with bread slices in a sautéed base of onion-tomato masala, ground spices and herbs. This version is spicy and tastes too good. The spices can be easily adjusted according to your taste.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 3 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp oil (- can swap with 2 tablespoons of butter)
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 green chili (or 1/2 to 1 teaspoon, chopped)
- 1 medium onion (or 1/3 cup chopped onions)
- 2 medium tomatoes (or 1/2 cup tightly packed finely chopped tomatoes)
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp red chili powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala (or 1/2 teaspoon Pav Bhaji Masala)
- salt (as required)
- 5 to 6 bread slices (- small to medium-sized, chopped in small cubes)
- 1 tbsp coriander leaves (- chopped)
- 1 to 2 pinches dry fenugreek leaves (- crushed, (kasuri methi), optional)
- 1 tbsp coriander leaves (- chopped, for garnish)
- 1 to 2 lemon wedges
Instructions
- 1
Firstly cut the bread slices in small cubes. Keep aside.
- 2
Finely chop the onion, tomatoes and green chili.
- 3
Heat oil in a pan and add the ginger-garlic paste.
- 4
Sauté for some seconds till raw aroma of both ginger and garlic goes away. Keep heat to a low while sautéing the ginger-garlic paste.
- 5
Then add chopped onions. Mix and then begin to sauté onions on a low to medium heat.
- 6
Sauté onions till they turn translucent and are softened.
- 7
Keep the heat to a low and then add the following spice powders: turmeric powder, red chili powder, cumin powder and garam masala powder or pav bhaji masala.
- 8
Mix very well on a low heat taking care that the ground spices do not burn.
- 9
Then add finely chopped tomatoes and chopped green chillies. Mix well.
- 10
Season with salt as per taste. Do add less salt as bread also has salt. Mix again.
- 11
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.
- 12
When the tomatoes have softened, add the chopped coriander leaves and crushed fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi). Kasuri methi can be skipped if you don’t have it.
- 13
Mix again and then add the bread cubes.
- 14
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 heat.
- 15
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.