OKONOMIYAKI- ASIAN OMELETTE

This is by far the tastiest omelette I had ever made. A dear friend made it for dinner a few months back and we demolished it within minutes. It is traditionally meant to be served with Okonomiyaki sauce, however the several Asian grocery stores I frequented the other day were all out of this sauce. I decided to wing it and use a condiment already in my fridge. In my opinion, kecap manis tastes ever better and is much lower in price. The kewpie mayonnaise is a must, however. The great thing about this omelette is that you can use almost any vegetables left in your fridge, such as leek, onion, wombok, zucchini and mushrooms, to name a few. I badly needed to get rid of some red cabbage and chives in my fridge, hence my ingredients. 

INGREDIENTS 

• 8 eggs, preferably free range
• 1 1/2 cups plain flour
• 1 cup water
• 1 potato (300g), finely grated
• 100g carrot, finely grated
• 150g red cabbage, finely shredded
• 3 tablespoons fresh chives
• 50g reduced-fat grated cheese
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• Japanese Kewpie mayonnaise to serve (available in the asian food section in most supermarkets) 
• Kecap manis to serve  (available in the asian food section in most supermarkets) 

COOKING 

1. Beat together eggs, then add flour, water and grated potato. The consistency of the batter must be similar to that of pancake mixture. If need be, add more flour and/or water to achieve this. 

2. Add all other vegetables and cheese to the batter and combine. 

3. Heat a medium to large non-stick frying pan on medium heat and add olive oil. Pour one third of the batter into the pan (this should cover most of the base of the pan). Cook for around 3 minutes each side. If it is too difficult to flip the entire omelette, break it into half. Continue this process until no batter remains. 

4. To serve- drizzle kewpie mayonnaise in one direction over the omelettes. Drizzle kecap manis in the other direction over the omelettes. (You can use as much or as little of these condiments as you wish. I find that a little goes a long way!). 

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