Chilli Bread is a tasty, spicy snack made by sautéing bread pieces with tempered tomato sauce, onions, capsicum, garlic and garnished with spring onions. Chilli Bread is a great evening snack and ideal for parties & special evenings. How to make Chilli Bread is described in this post with step by step pictures and video.
Chilli bread is one of the popular dishes in bakeries. I have tasted chilli bread once at a bakery as I was very tempted to see it. It tasted so good but was very spicy for my tastebuds so had a thought of recreating it at home. Chilli bread is not very new its just like any other Indo chinese chilli recipes.
Bread chilli is popular in Indian bakeries. I have seen it placed ready in a paper plate with a cling wrap on it. The red color is so popping and tempting to see through the glass mirror.
Chilli bread is just another variation of chilli parotta that is popular in restaurants. Chilli idli is another variation to make. It is more or less like the manchurian recipes the main variation is fresh red chilli paste is added. Manchurian dishes are slightly on the sweeter side but chilli recipes are spicy.
This was loved by all at home including the lil one who runs miles away seeing the spicy dishes. I had few leftover bread slices and luckily our homegrown spring onion so this chilli bread suddenly popped my mind to try it.
Chilli Bread Recipe
To beging with first toast the bread slices in oil until crip and golden, set aside. A basic sauce is made along with garlic, onion, capsicum along with red chilli paste and tomato sauce. Add littler water and boil the sauce for few mins, finally add the toasted bread pieces and toss well. Finally garnish with spring onion and switch off.
Variations
- You can replace bread with idli, parotta or even chapathi.
- You can use storebought schezwan or chilli sauce too.
- Ususally bread pieces are deep fried but I toasted it until crisp and it tasted good.
- If you don't have spring onion repalce with coriander leaves.
- I used brown bread as I had it you can use white bread or any variety of bread.
- You can toast the bread with butter or oil or ghee.
Serving and Storage
- Serve it as such or with onion raita.
- Chilli bread can be served as a snack or starter/appetizer or even for dinner.
- As bread turns soggy after a while , I recommend serving immediately. And wouldn't recommend it for storing.
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Chilli Bread
Ingredients
- 4 slices bread
- 1 tablespoon spring onion
- 1 tablespoon oil
For the sauce:
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 tablespoon garlic finely chopped
- ½ cup onion finely chopped
- ¼ cup capsicum finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon red chilli paste soak 2-3 red chillies in hot for few mins, grind it a paste with required water.
- 1 tablespoon tomato sauce
- ½ teaspoon soya sauce
- 1 teaspoon vinegar or lemon juice
- ¼ cup water
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Take 4 bread slices.
- Cut into small squares. Set aside.
- Toast it in oil until golden brown and crisp.
- Transfer to a plate and set aside.
- Heat oil in the same pan add garlic fry until golden.
- Add finely chopped onion, capsicum along with required salt.
- Saute until onion turns transparent. Just saute for a minute.
- Add soya sauce, red chilli paste and tomato sauce.
- Give a quick mix add little water.
- Let the sauce boil for a minute or two or until its slightly thick.
- Add toasted bread pieces to it.
- Toss it well finally garnish with spring onion.
- Give a quick mix and switch off.
- Bread pieces should not be too soggy, it should be moist.
- Serve Chilli Bread hot!
Video
Notes
- For making fresh red chilli sauce - soak few red chillies in hot water for 15-30 mins.
- Add to mixer and grind it to a paste until smooth adding required soaked water itself.
- Adding onion is optional but I prefer adding it for a nice crunch and flavour.
- Serve hot immediately as the bread may turn soft and soggy after sometime.
- For a Indian twist add garam masala and red chilli powder to the sauce, and finally garnish with coriander leaves.
How to make Chilli Bread
1.Take 4 bread slices.
2.Cut into small squares. Set aside.
3.Toast it in oil until golden brown and crisp. 
4.Transfer to a plate and set aside.
5.Heat oil in the same pan add garlic fry until golden.
6.Add finely chopped onion, capsicum along with required salt.
7.Saute until onion turns transparent. Just saute for a minute.
8.Add soya sauce, red chilli paste and tomato sauce.
9.Give a quick mix add little water.
10.Let the sauce boil for a minute or two or until its slightly thick.
11.Add toasted bread pieces to it.
12.Toss it well finally garnish with spring onion. 
13.Give a quick mix and switch off.
14.Bread pieces should not be too soggy, it should be moist.
Serve hot!
Expert Tips
- For making fresh red chilli sauce - soak few red chillies in hot water for 15-30 mins. Add to mixer and grind it to a paste until smooth adding required soaked water itself.
- Adding onion is optional but I prefer adding it for a nice crunch and flavour.
- Serve hot immediately as the bread may turn soft and soggy after sometime.
- For a indian twist add garam masala nad red chilli powder to the sauce,and finally garnish with coriander leaves.
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