7 bread dishes beyond sandwiches and rolls

Bread is often associated with sandwiches and is the perfect breakfast option. After all, they are versatile, easy to use, and make for a filling meal choice that is good for both vegetarians and non-vegetarians. And with the change in time, now bread comes in many varieties, fit for diabetic, gluten intolerant, vegan and more. But, have you ever imagined bread as the hero of your meal beyond sandwiches? If not, then take a look at these bread dishes beyond sandwiches and rolls, and the best thing is, they all are easy to make.

This is a version of classic South Indian upma, and to make it, simply cut bread slices into cubes and add them to a tempering of curry leaves, mustard seeds, peanuts, and cook along with onions, capsicum, salt, turmeric, and pepper.

As the name suggests, it's a dessert made with crumbled bread chunks, sauteed in ghee and then simmered in sugar, milk, and topped with cardamom powder and nuts. It's a creamy delight that is loved by people of all age groups.

This is a crunchy delight, where curd and spices marinated chicken is coated with breadcrumbs and then deep-fried or air-fried until golden and crisp.

This is an innovative version of classic lasagna, where the layers of bread are combined with cheese, sauce, meat or vegetables, creating the dense and flavourful stack, which is baked to perfection and enjoyed hot.

These are crunchy delights, where bread slices are rolled using a rolling pin and stuffed with spiced meat or potato, sealed with a slurry and then deep-fried or pan fried.

As the name suggests, it is a main course dish, where chopped veggies are combined with mashed breads, shaped into kofta balls, deep fried and then dunked in tomato-onion curry. It goes well with both roti and rice.

This steamed dish is made with breadcrumb, which is replaced with besan and combined with sooji and curd, steamed to perfection and then topped with a tempering of curry leaves, mustard seeds, and green chilli.

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