Okonomiyaki ~ Vegan Japanese Savory Pancake
Okonomiyaki is a Japanese savoury pancake made with a variety of ingredients. The name literally means add whatever you like and grill it. This batter based pancake is a popular street food.
Ingredients
For the Flour
- 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour
- 1/4 cup Chickpea Flour
- 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
- 2 to 4 tbsp Water
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to Taste
- 1/8 tsp Kala Namak Black Salt- optional
For the Vegetables
- 1/2 cup Cabbage
- 1 /4 cup Carrots
- 1/ 4 Capsicum
- 2 tbsp Spring Onions /scallions
- 1/ 4 cup Onions
- 1 /2 inch Ginger minced
- 1 tsp Rice Vinegar
- 1 tsp Soy Sauce
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp Nutritional Yeast I skipped
- 1 tsp Miso optional
- 1 tsp Nori Sheets optional
Instructions
For the Vegetables
- Shred all the vegetables very fine. Add rest of the ingredients listed and let it sit for 10 minutes.
For the Batter
- Mix the flours together along with salt, pepper and baking powder. Slowly add water to make a smooth batter. Don’t add too much as the vegetables will also let out water.
Making the Pancake
- When you are ready to make the pancake, add the vegetables to the batter, whisk well.
- When the pan is hot, drizzle few drops of oil, pout a ladleful of batter and spread well.
- Cook on both sides for about 5 to 6 mins each.
- Serve with tonkatsu sauce, vegan mayo and pickled ginger if you have some.
- I served with a spicy Tomato Condiment.
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