Savoury Bread Pudding

Ingredients

• 7 slices Bread (cubed (I used regular white bread))
• 1 big Onion (chopped)
• 1 tsp Crushed garlic
• 1 small Capsicum (cubed)
• 1 medium Tomato (cubed)
• 2 cups Spinach (I used baby spinach)
• 2 cups Milk
• 2 Eggs
• 100 gms Cheese (grated, I used cheddar (measured before grating))
• 1 tbsp Chopped Parsley leaves
• Oil (I used Olive oil)
• Salt

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven at 180 C, 10 mins before baking.

2. 2

   Heat oil in a wide pan and add chopped onion. Cook till it becomes golden brown. Add crushed garlic. Cook for 2-3 mins. Add capsicum and tomato. Cook till it becomes soft, but still hold it's shape. Add spinach leaves and cook till it's wilted 2-3 mins. Season with salt & pepper. Remove from fire and let it cool for 15-20 mins.

3. 3

   Whisk together eggs and milk. Add chopped parsley, salt and 2 tbsp of grated cheese. Mix well. Pour this mixture over cubed bread slices. Make sure the bread cubes are coated well with the egg-milk mixture. Let it soak for 15 mins.

4. 4

   Add the cooked veggies to the bread-milk-egg mixture and gently mix everything.

5. 5

   Grease a 7 inch, baking dish. Add the mixture to this. Top it with the remaining grated cheese. Bake in the pre heated oven for 40-50 mins. Let the baked dish rest for 15-20 mins before serving.

6. 6

   Serve with ketchup and some salad on the side.