Savoury Bread Pudding By Tanushree Nandan

Whether you want it as brunch, breakfast or dinner, the savoury bread pudding would come to your rescue.

 

 

Tanushree Nandan, apart from being my friend, is an entrepreneur with oodles of innovative ideas. Her energy and enthusiasm would fill you with positivism for sure. She is a lawyer by education and a wanderer by choice. Photography too is a feather in her illustrious cap.

 

 

 

 

Ingredients:

  • 4 slices of stale bread
  • 250 ml milk
  • 3 eggs
  • Chopped vegetables of your choice: approx 250 gms (I used onions, carrots and green capsicum)
  • 4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
  • Butter or olive / canola oil: 1-2 tablespoons
  • Salt, pepper to taste.
  • Optional: 200 gms paneer, finely chopped or mashed Grated lemon or orange zest: one tablespoon Grated nutmeg (jaiphal): half teaspoon. Other powdered spices or herbs, if you want to add them. Anything goes, really.
  • Grated cheese to taste

 

Preparation:

  • In a shallow bowl (or in the baking tray, only if you’re using a glass one), break the eggs, and pour in the milk. Whisk well.
  • Break the bread slices up into smaller chunks, and soak them in the egg-milk mixture. Let it soak in the fridge (not the deep freezer) for about 2 hours.
  • Meanwhile, in a kadhai, heat the butter / oil on medium heat, add the onions, garlic and then the other chopped vegetables. Sauté for a while, till the veggies start to soften.
  • Add the salt, pepper and other spices, if you’re using any, and cook for a few minutes more, till the spices are fragrant.
  • If using paneer, add it to the cooked mixture now, stir well and incorporate.
  • Take the veggies off the heat and let it cool down. Remember, your veggies need not be fully cooked.
  • Now, preheat your oven to 200C.
  • Take the bread mixture out of the fridge, mash it well, then add the cooked veggies to the mixture.
  • Add the lemon / orange zest and nutmeg. Mix well.
  • Pour it into an oiled baking bowl or tray. Stick the bowl / tray into the oven, and bake at 200C for 40-45 minutes, till the top is fully browned and the middle is set.
  • Sprinkle the grated cheese on top of the pudding, and bake it for 5-10 mins more, just to melt the cheese.
  • When done, leave it to rest for 15 minutes before slicing and serving.
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