Okonomiyaki

For okonomoyaki mixture
Cabbage 1 kg
Tempura flour 200 gms
Corn flour 100 gms
Corn kernel 100 gms
For Okonomoyaki sauce
Tonkatsu 250 ml
Tomato ketchup 75 ml
Kikoman soya 75 ml
Mix it all together
For topping
Japanese mayonnaise 250 ml
Noori sheet julienne 3 gms
Shichimi 5 gms

Method :

In a large bowl, whisk together Okonomiyaki Flour and Water until smooth
Add Eggs, Cabbage, Onions mix, but don’t over mix.
Oil a griddle that has been heated to 200C  and add Okonomiyaki mixture divided into two pancakes.
Using a spatula flatten and form pancakes until around 1.5cm thick – approximately 30cm across.
After about 3 minutes, flip over pancake and cook for 4 minutes.
Flip pancake again and cook for 3 minutes or until firm and well browned.
Remove to plate and drizzle with Japanese mayonnaise, okonomiyaki sauce and sprinkle schimi powder


Tanveer Kwatra
Executive Chef
Le Meridien, Gurgaon 

Rinku Madan

Rinku Madan, an acclaimed Gourmand in India, recently completed her studies in Global Journalism at the Harvard University, Massachusetts (Grade A Honors) with the objective to pursue her writing skills in the area of Global Luxury. She had earlier studied at the French Culinary Institute in New York (an affiliate of Culinary Institute of America) to certify in the arena of Food Writing.