Oven Baked Chili Chicken

Baked chilli chicken is the most delicious and a healthy version of the normal chilli chicken which is usually deep fried. This is super easy and a simple dish to prepare, when thinking about something tasty and yummy to cook.

Mixing all the ingredients to marinate, baked till perfection and mixed with all the sauces till everything gets well blended with each other. This is a delightful combination of chicken and spices along with sauces. We can have this with fried rice, but I serve this along with white rice, which my kids love a lot.

I like to make this often as the flavors are clean and simple and the cooking process is easy. This dish tastes like an authentic Chinese chili chicken one that you might enjoy in a Chinese restaurant.

In almost all the fast food restaurants in India, this chilli chicken and fried rice is the popular combination. after coming to the US, I started making the chilli chicken at home, but this time I thought of the healthier version of baking instead of frying which is almost equal in taste and flavor. I guarantee you, that this will be loved by all. Try this out and let me know how it turns.

Ingredients:

For Marination:

1. Boneless Chicken- 2 Cups
2. Corn Flakes- 2 tbsp
3. Soy sauce- 1 tbsp
4. Salt- as required
5. Pepper powder- 1/2 tbsp
6. Red Chilli Powder- 1/2 tbsp
7. All-Purpose Flour- 2 tbsp

For sauce:

1. Onions(cubed)- 2 nos
2. Red Bell Peppers- 1 no
3. Soy sauce- 2 tbsp
4. Tomato sauce- 1 tbsp
5. Salt- as required
6. Oil- 1 tbsp
7. Garlic(chopped)- 2 tbsp
8. Spring onions- 1 sprig
9. Vinegar- 1 tbsp
10. Corn Flour- 1 tbsp

Method:

For the baking:

1. In a mixing bowl, mix all the ingredients for marination along with the chicken. Keep this aside for some time.
2. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Bake the marinated chicken for about 20- 25 minutes. Flipping in between. Keep this aside.

For the sauce:

1. Heat oil in a pan, add the cubed onions, chopped garlic, and red bell pepper. Stir well till the raw smell disappears.
2. Add the soy sauce, tomato sauce, stir well. Add the spring onions and vinegar. Mix well. Add the baked chicken pieces.
3. Mix the cornflour along with 1/4 cup water, stir well. Add this to the above-made gravy to thicken the gravy.
4. Saute on high flame for 2- 3 minutes and switch off the flame. Enjoy.