Vegan Okonomiyaki - Cabbage Carrot Pancakes
Vegan Okonomiyaki offers savory cabbage and carrot pancakes with a combination of flours binding shredded vegetables seasoned with rice vinegar, soy sauce, and optional umami boosters like miso and nori flakes. The batter sets into a thick pancake with a slightly crisp exterior and tender, juicy interior after pan-frying. Served with a tangy homemade tonkatsu sauce and optional vegan mayo and pickled ginger, these pancakes balance freshness and savoriness. Variations allow adding mushrooms or vegan bacon for texture and flavor complexity.
Ingredients
Pancakes:
- 1/2 cabbage head
- 3/4 cup carrot
- 1/2 red bell pepper 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 paste optional
- 1/8 tsp kala namak kala namak- optional, Indian black salt
- 2 tsp Nori sheets or 1/2 tsp togarashi - optional, crumbled
- 3/4 cup unbleached white flour
- 1/4 cup chickpea flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder optional
- 2 to 4 tablespoons water
Easy Tonkatsu sauce:
- 1 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce or whatever sauce as we refer to it in my house, vegan
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- water a few teaspoons
Instructions
- Shred all the veggies. Add vinegar, and everything through nori sheets keep aside for 10 minutes.
- Sifft in the flours + 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, add oil. Spread the batter to even it out into 1/4 to 1/2 inch 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.
- Tonkatsu sauce: Mix all the ingredients until well combined and serve.
Notes
- Add chopped mushrooms, vegan coconut bacon, or vegan sausage crumbles for extra flavor and texture.
- If desired, serve with vegan mayo and pickled ginger to complement the tonkatsu sauce.
- Nutritional values are estimated for one serving, useful for dietary planning.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 245
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 245kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 49g | 16% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Sodium | 614mg | 26% |
| Potassium | 716mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 6355IU | 127% |
| Vitamin C | 85.4mg | 95% |
| Calcium | 122mg | 12% |
| Iron | 3.5mg | 19% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.