Bread Masala

Ingredients:

• Bread - 1/2 loaf (cut into cubes)
• Coconut - 1 cup
• Poppy seeds - 2 tbs
• Fennel seeds - 2tsp
• Ginger - half inch
• Garlic - 3 pods
• Green chillies - 6
• Cashew nuts - 15 pieces
• Cardomom - 3
• Bayleaf - 1
• Kapok Buds(Marati Moggu) - 2
• Curry leaves - few
• Onion(cut vertically, i.e like this: ) - 1
• turmeric powder - 1tsp

Method:

1. Get 1/2 bread loaf and cut it as cubes and put some oil in the kadai and fry the bread cubes till slightly golden.


2. Grind coconut, poppy seeds, fennel seeds, ginger, garlic, green chillis and 10 cashew nuts with water.
3. In a kadai add cardamom, bayleaf, kapok buds (marati moggu), curry leaves, onion, make small pieces of 5 cashew nuts and add.
4. Fry till the onion becomes transparent, now add the grinded masala with a little water, add turmeric and let it cook till the raw smell goes off.
5. Add the fried bread and add salt to taste.
6. Mix it well so the bread is fully coated with the masala, do it gently so the bread doesnt lose its shape.

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