Vegetarian-Friendly ♪ Yamaimo Okonomiyaki. This Okonomiyaki recipe is a framework for making a delicious traditional Japanese pancake (whether you're vegan or not). Traditional okonomiyaki recipes usually call for both yamaimo and egg, but yamaimo is perfectly capable of binding the pancake together without. Okonomiyaki (literally means 'grilled as you like it') is a savory version of Japanese pancake, made with flour, eggs, shredded cabbage, meat/ protein and topped with a variety of condiments.

Yamaimo/Nagaimo/Tororoimo is a type of yam that can be eaten raw and is used frequently in Japanese cooking. This confused me when I was a child because my grandmother always called it Tororoimo but my mom would mix it up and call it Nagaimo and Tororoimo. Okonomiyaki is one of the most popular foods cooked at home in Japan. You can cook Vegetarian-Friendly ♪ Yamaimo Okonomiyaki using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Vegetarian-Friendly ♪ Yamaimo Okonomiyaki

You need 400 grams of Yamaimo.
Prepare 250 grams of Cabbage (shredded).
It's 10 grams of Kombu based dashi stock granules.
It's 50 grams of Melting type cheese.
You need 50 grams of Egg-free mayonnaise.
You need 6 tbsp of Plain flour (or cake flour).
You need 1 of Olive oil.
You need 1 of Sauce (vegetable-based).
It's 1 of Egg-free mayonnaise.

It's slimy and kinda If you you're a vegetarian or don't want to use eggs in your batter, be sure to use yamaimo to bond the. Yamaimo is also called Japanese mountain yam, and is very similar to nagaimo (also known as Chinese Yam). A lot of people have never heard of yamaimo and might even be turned off by its slimy texture. But it actually is really delicious and can be a great topping for rice or soba.

Vegetarian-Friendly ♪ Yamaimo Okonomiyaki step by step

Peel the skin from the yam and grate. Add roughly sliced cabbage to the grated yam..
After mixing until well integrated, add the kombu soup stock, melting type cheese, mayonnaise, and flour, and stir thoroughly..
Pour a generous amount of olive oil in a frying pan, then fry the batter in pancakes. Feel free to shape them into any size you like..
When they are done, top with sauce and mayonnaise, and serve..

Okonomiyaki Flour: There are a wide variety of Okonomiyaki flours available. Each has a different level and type of seasoning. Below are a few pictures of the various packaging - all of these are exported from Japan to US and other Katsuobushi (Bonito Flakes). Really cool to sit at the front and watch the chefs do their thing! They even have vegetarian and vegan options available.