Vegan Okonomiyaki - Japanese Cabbage Carrot Pancakes

okonomiyaki on a red plate with green onion and sauces on top

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Vegan Okonomiyaki - Japanese Cabbage Carrot Pancakes

Vegan okonomiyaki! These savory Japanese cabbage carrot pancakes are packed with veggies and so delicious served with sweet and sour homemade tonkatsu sauce. (nut-free with soy-free and gluten-free options)

Prep Time20

Cook Time25

Total Time45

Course: Snack

Cuisine: Japanese

Keyword: japanese cabbage carrot pancakes, okonomiyaki, vegan okonomiyaki

Servings:

Author: Vegan Richa

Ingredients

For the Pancakes

1/2 head of cabbage
3/4 cup carrots
1/2 red or green bell pepper
2 tbsp scallions
1 inch ginger minced
2 tsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp white pepper
1 tbsp nutritional yeast
1 tsp miso optional
1/8 tsp Indian black salt kala namak- optional
2 tsp crumbled nori sheets or 1/2 tsp togarashi - optional
3/4 cup unbleached white flour
1/4 cup chickpea flour
1/2 tsp baking powder optional
2 to 4 tablespoons water

For the Easy Tonkatsu Sauce

1 tbsp ketchup
1 tbsp vegan worcestershire sauce or whatever sauce as we refer to it in my house ;)
1/2 tsp sugar
a few tsp water

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Make the okonomiyaki.

Shred all the veggies. Add the vinegar, soy sauce, salt, white pepper, nutritional yeast, miso, black salt, and crumbled nori sheets. Set aside for 10 minutes.
Sift the flours and baking powder into the bowl and mix in. Add a little water to make a mix that can spread. You might not need much, as the veggies leak a lot of water, depending on how you shred them.
Heat a pan over medium heat, and add the oil. Spread the batter to even it out into 1/4" to 1/2" thick pancake ,and cook for 5 to 7 minutes per side.
Serve with the tonkatsu sauce, vegan mayo and pickled ginger if you have some. You can also sprinkle on some green onion and sesame seeds.

Make the tonkatsu sauce.

Mix all the ingredients until well combined, and serve.

Notes

For Variations: add chopped mushrooms, vegan coconut bacon, vegan sausage crumbles, other veggies.

Nutritional values based on one of three servings.

Vegan okonomiyaki are naturally nut-free with easy gluten-free and soy-free options. For gluten-free, use more chickpea flour instead of the all-purpose flour and coconut aminos instead of soy sauce. For soy-free, also use the coconut aminos and use chickpea miso for the miso element. Also make sure that your vegan Worcestershire sauce is gluten-free and soy-free.

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