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    Home » Recipes » Okonomiyaki, The Savory Japanese Pancake

    Okonomiyaki, The Savory Japanese Pancake

    Sep 22, 2015 · Modified: Jan 26, 2020 by Priya_Srinivasan ·

    On the Breakfast genre, we are travelling to Japan to taste their savory pancake, Okonomiyaki!! You might think, how come after visiting V-Vietnam, we are jumping to J-Japan, i couldn’t find a variety with the countries available in W, so i used our last year theme’s loophole, of selecting a city with the alphabet, i chose Wakayama from Japan. Main reason being, i have never tried Japanese cuisine, so i took this as an opportunity to try it!!
    The name is derived from the word okonomi, meaning “what you like” or “what you want”, and yaki meaning “grilled” or “cooked”. The batter is made of flour, grated nagaimo (a type of yam), water or dashi, eggs and shredded cabbage, and usually contains other ingredients such as green onion, meat which can be either pork or sea food.
    I made a vegetarian version with cabbage, carrot and spring onion greens along with Worcestershire sauce. Again Worcestershire sauce too contains fermented anchovies, so i used an alternative sauce, which i found here.  I felt it similar to our normal besan ka cheela. Must pair well with our spicy chutnies too. 
    Inspired from Saralynnpaige
    Ingredients
    ¼ cup whole wheat flour
    ¼ cup besan/Gram flour
    ¼ cup chopped spring onions (green part only)
    ¼ cup chopped cabbage
    ¼ cup shredded carrots
    1 teaspoon shredded ginger
    ½ teaspoon egg replace powder (¼ teaspoon cider vinegar + ¼ teaspoon baking soda)
    2 teaspoon Okonomi sauce ( 1 teaspoon soy sauce + ½ teaspoon chilli sauce + a pinch of shredded ginger + ½ teaspoon lemon juice)
    ¼ cup of water
    Salt to taste
    Method
    • Take all the shredded and chopped veggies in a large bowl. To this add both the flours, egg replacement  and salt. Mix well with your hands. 
    • Add ¼ cup of water and make a thick batter. 
    • Heat a pan, wipe it well with a teaspoon of sesame oil. Pour a ladle of batter in the center of the pan. Let it cook until brown on one side, flip and cook the other side. 
    • Take it out to the serving plate and serve it with any sauce of your choice.

    Sending this to Come,join us for breakfast, happening @ +srivalli jetti space. 


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    Comments

    1. MySpicyKitchen

      September 22, 2015 at 3:38 pm

      Nice find Priya. Isn't it amazing how some of the food is around the world? Just that we need to discover it and tweak to our taste.

      Reply
    2. Srivalli

      September 23, 2015 at 9:39 am

      I am fine with your smart thinking priya, I got to read on this..I had this shortlisted and never actually read through the recipe, I even feared it might not be vegetarian…good that you have done it, I can make from you..hehehe

      Reply
    3. vaishali sabnani

      September 25, 2015 at 1:28 am

      Delicious..Japanese cuisine normally has eggs in everything…even most of it is non veg…but to find a veg substitute and enjoy it ..wow..I like it, must try.

      Reply
    4. cookingwithsapana

      September 25, 2015 at 4:08 pm

      Very nice way to tweak the recipe as per taste.The pancake s looks inviting.

      Reply
    5. Srividhya

      September 25, 2015 at 7:12 pm

      Each and every country have their versions of pancakes right? I stayed with Europe for this breakfast theme. Need to explore other countries too

      Reply
    6. Sandhiya

      September 26, 2015 at 11:21 am

      Pancake looks delicious,am yet to explore japanese cuisine, more than their dish i love the name of the dish.

      Reply
    7. Priya Suresh

      September 26, 2015 at 11:31 am

      I want to finish that plate rite now, interesting vegetarian version..cant wait to try.

      Reply
    8. Unknown

      September 27, 2015 at 5:14 pm

      I want that right now… Looks so flavorful and awesome and hats off to you for finding a veg Japanese dish

      Reply
    9. Pavani

      September 30, 2015 at 1:41 am

      What a delicious vegan version of Japanese pancake. Looks so fluffy & yummy!!

      Reply
    10. Suma Gandlur

      October 01, 2015 at 2:11 am

      This was part of my plan for this BM but I had to back off wondering whether any one at home would really enjoy it. However you have veganised and made it yummy.

      Reply
    11. Harini R

      October 01, 2015 at 2:51 pm

      Sounds like a very doable one. I am only wondering if the vinegar will be conspicuous.

      Reply
    12. Archana

      November 07, 2015 at 3:35 pm

      My daughters are after me to make this after they ate it. Can imagine their shock if I tell them its besan ke cheele. 😀 I love this one too Priya and now I do not want leftovers.

      Reply

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