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    Home » Recipes » Blogging Marathon » Bread Pulao Recipe | Easy Lunch Box Recipes

    Bread Pulao Recipe | Easy Lunch Box Recipes

    Posted on Apr 4, 2018 · Last Updated on Dec 17, 2021 by sharmila kingsly

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    Bread Pulao Recipe

    Bread Pulao Recipe with step by step photos .Bread Pulao is an easy Lunch Box Recipe can be prepared in just 10 mins if you have some left over rice. Bread pieces are sauted in ghee and then tossed over rice which gives an aromatic Lunch Box Dish. Always use a day old refrigerated bread for this recipe so that it don’t crumble. Fresh bread pieces are very soft which might get soggy and crumbled when tossed in rice. Now let’s see how to prepare this simple and delicious pulao.

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    Bread Pulao Recipe

    Bread Pulao Recipe

    Recipe Cuisine: Indian  |  Recipe Category : Main Course
    Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook Time : 10  mins |Serves: 2 |Author :Sharmila Kingsly
    Ingredients:                         

    Cooked Rice – 1 cup
    Bread Slices - 4
    Cashew nut – 6
    Ghee – 3 tbsp
    Fennel seeds – ½ tsp
    Bay Leaf – 1
    Green Chilli – 2
    Onion – 1
    Salt as needed
        Method : 
         1.    Chop the edges of the bread and cut them into small cube sized pieces. In a pan heat in ghee and add the cubed bread slices.
         2.     Roast till they turn golden brown in a low flame and set them aside. In the same pan add in fennel seeds let them sizzle then add bay leaf, Cashew nits and green chilies. Saute for few secs and then add in the onions.
         3.    Cook till glossy. Next add the required salt mix well and then add the cooked Rice. Mix well without breaking the rice grains.
         4.    Finally add the ghee roasted bread slices mix once and switch off the flame.
      Notes:
         ·       You can also add vegetables like carrot, Cabbage beans to the pulao.
         ·       Adding Basmati Rice or Seeraga Samba rice gives a nice aroma to the pulao.
       ·     Don’t use fresh bread slices it might crumble easily while chopping and roasting. Use the slice which is kept in fridge for at least a day.
         ·       Can be prepared with left over rice also.
       Step by step Method with pictures: 
         1.    Trim the edges of the bread and cut them into small cube sized pieces. In a pan heat in ghee and add the cubed bread slices.

    2.     Roast till they turn golden brown in a low flame and set them aside. In the same pan add in fennel seeds let them sizzle then add bay leaf, Cashew nits and green chilies. Saute for few secs and then add in the onions.

    3.    Cook till glossy. Next add the required salt mix well and then add the cooked Rice. Mix well without breaking the rice grains.

    4.    Finally add the ghee roasted bread slices mix once and switch off the flame.

    This is how I served my Bread Pulao. My Instagram handle got an early sneak peak of this yummy pulao last week.

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    1. Priya Suresh

      April 04, 2018 at 1:50 am

      One of my mom's signature dish i must say, she used to finish the stale bread this way. Seriously its been ages i had this dish, delicious bread pulao sis.

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    2. Sandhiya

      April 04, 2018 at 6:02 am

      It reminds me of the Veg Biryani with those ghee sauted breads usually served in weddings i guess !! Adding bread piece surely make it more delicious !!!

      Reply
    3. Unknown

      April 04, 2018 at 7:17 am

      wow such an amazing bread pulao looks so yummy !! My hubby always tells me to add some croutons to the briyani and it goes so well.. It gives a nice crunch to the pulao , frying them with ghee would make is so flavorful and yummy !!Fantastic recipe sharmila 🙂

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    4. Pavani

      April 04, 2018 at 7:28 am

      That is a very interesting pulao with bread. I've seen bread as a topping for rice dishes but never as one of the main ingredients. Pulao looks great and I'm sure it tasted amazing with the crunchy bread pieces.

      Reply
    5. Harini R

      April 04, 2018 at 7:39 am

      I have seen toasted bread as a topping in dum biryani but this one sounds just as flavorful. Good one.

      Reply
    6. vaishali sabnani

      April 04, 2018 at 8:36 am

      Excellent bread Pulao ! I have used fried bread pieces in Kabuli Pulao , other than that I have never made any other pulao with these pieces . I am trying to absorb the flavours and I bet they would be awesome .
      Bookmarking !

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    7. Padmajha

      April 04, 2018 at 1:59 pm

      What an innovative lunch box recipe. Something that can be made quickly and packed for the kids!

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    8. Preeti

      April 04, 2018 at 2:31 pm

      Wow.. looks so tempting and very new dish for me.. bookmark

      Reply
    9. Gayathri Kumar

      April 04, 2018 at 3:59 pm

      I used to love the roasted bread slices on top of the biryani. But didn't know that this delicious bread pulao can be made. The spread looks so yum.

      Reply
    10. cookingwithsapana

      April 04, 2018 at 7:09 pm

      Wow adding bread crutons in pulav is a nice and crispy idea. Such a wonderful lunchbox recipe.

      Reply
    11. Srividhya

      April 05, 2018 at 12:43 am

      Wow this sounds simple but super and delicious. Perfect during the busy mornings. Try panida vendiyadu dan.

      Reply
    12. Sandhya Ramakrishnan

      April 05, 2018 at 4:56 am

      Its been ages since I ate deep fried bread cubes in fried rice/biriyani. It used to be my favorite and I would literally finish up all the bread cubes. I am so craving for this right now. That is a beautiful recipe and thanks for bringing back memories from growing up.

      Reply
    13. nidhi jain

      April 06, 2018 at 7:58 am

      This is a new and Interesting dish for me Sharmila. Never added bread in pulao. Have to try this 🙂

      Reply
    14. Srivalli

      April 07, 2018 at 11:19 am

      That's is really one interesting rice dish Sharmila, though we mostly use roasted bread pieces to pulaos and biryanis in the end, this way sounds fantastic..will surely try it..thanks!

      Reply
    15. Mayuri Patel

      April 09, 2018 at 1:12 am

      I usually stir fry old bread and add masala and serve it as a snack. Neve heard of adding it to pulao. However, that is an interesting recipe.

      Reply
    16. Priya Srinivasan - I Camp in My Kitchen

      April 09, 2018 at 9:17 pm

      Wow that looks delicious! I love to use leftover rice for such recipes! It really jazz ups the rice so well! Those bread pieces, my kids would eat them as such!

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    17. Suma Gandlur

      May 30, 2018 at 5:26 pm

      Your rice is such an easy and delicious choice for lunch boxes. I have never come across sauteed bread cubes being used as the main ingredient for lunch boxes but I guess bread croutons make a great substitute too.

      Reply

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