Okonomyaki (Japanese vege pancakes)
Okonomiyaki is a delicious Japanese savoury pancake, packed with a delightful mix of shredded vegetables, including cabbage, carrots, and green onions, all bound together in a flavourful batter. Versatile and easy to customize, Okonomiyaki make for a satisfying meal or snack, bursting with umami flavours and a satisfying texture that everyone will love!
Ingredients
- 3-4 cups cabbage fairly finely chopped
- 3 carrots grated
- 3-5 spring onions chopped (or one large diced red or brown onion)
- 2-3 cups greens finely chopped – especially coriander which is really good in these!(these vege proportionsare very flexible and you can change it around to use a wide range of vegesthat you have on hand, but the core is generally the cabbage, carrot and onion– all of which are very cheap. You could also use some grated daikon radish, orfinely chopped leeks)
- 2 tbsp dulse or wakame flakes optional
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger finely grated or chopped
- 1-2 jalapenos or one tsp chili flakes optional
- A couple of grinds of black pepper
- 1-2 cups mix of chickpea flour (besan) and wholemeal flour. Or any flour you like
- soy milk enough to moisten and make a thick batter.
- The batter should be mostly veges with enough flour and soy milk to just bind it.
Instructions
- Heat a non-stick fry pan well until drops of water sizzle and disappear quickly. Reset to medium heat.
- Then add about 1.5 cups approx of pancake batter and spread thinly to about 1cm thick.
- Allow to cook for about 4-5 minutes then gently slide a spatula under the edges to loosen and if firm enough carefully flip it over.
- Cook about 2-4 minutes on the other side.
- Or you can spread the batter on baking paper and bake in the oven. This can be thin or thick, whatever you prefer. Bake in a medium heat oven until they start to crisp and brown around the edges. You have to scrape these off with a spatula but I prefer them this way to those cooked in a pan.
- Serve with a few tablespoons of soy yoghurt and a thin drizzle of Kecap Manis (sweet soy sauce) – go lightly with this as it has a ton of sugar and salt!
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