Okonomiyaki (Japanese Pancakes)

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Serves: 3

Ingredients

3 cups shredded cabbage

1 cup grated carrots

1/4 cup grated potatoes

1/2 cup chopped spring onion whites

1 cup maida/refined flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 cup water

1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger

2 finely chopped green chillies

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Salt

Oil

5 tablespoon mayonnaise for garnishing

4 tablespoon spring onion greens for garnishing

For Okonomiyaki Sauce

2 tablespoon soy sauce

2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

2 tablespoon red chilly sauce

2 tablespoon tomato ketchup

1/4 teaspoon ground black powder

1/2 tablespoon sugar

Method

To make the sauce - Take a bowl. Add all the ingredients and mix it well till sugar dissolves.

To make pancake - Take a bowl. Add cabbage, carrots, spring onions, salt, pepper, ginger-green chillies paste and mix it. Add flour and mix it. Add water gradually as per the need.

Take a non stick pan/tawa. Put about one teaspoon of oil and pour about 1 ladle of mixture. Cook on both the sides till it is light brown in colour. Prepare all pancakes like this.

For serving - Place a pancake in a dish. Spread okonomiyaki sauce, mayonnaise, sprinkle spring onions and serve.

Note: This recipe is prepared with eggs which I have tried to turn it into vegetarian dish. 

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