OKONOMIYAKI - JAPANESE OMELETTE

This is easily the tastiest omelette I had ever made and the meal that I make most frequently in my kitchen. It is a great go to dish as you just stir all the ingredients together and c00k on the stove. I usually use whatever vegetables I have in the house, such as red cabbage, wombok, leek, grated zucchini, mushrooms, etc. The recipe below is very simple and is the one I have been using for the past several weeks. It's hard to eat this omelette without the kewpie mayonnaise so if you want to use some, use sparingly! I prefer this mayonnaise to kecap manis or Okonomiyaki sauce, as these sauces contain a lot of sugar. 

INGREDIENTS 

• 8 eggs, preferably free range
• 3/4 cup plain flour (I use gluten free) 
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 potato (300g), finely grated
• 1 large carrot, finely grated
• 1/4 cup of fresh herbs, roughly chopped, such as chives, coriander, basil, mint or a combination of a few 
• 2 spring onions, finely chopped 
• ground black pepper 
• 2 teaspoons rice bran oil
• Optional- Japanese Kewpie mayonnaise to serve (available in the asian food section in most supermarkets)

COOKING 

1. Beat together the eggs, then add the 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 the carrot, herbs, spring onions and pepper to the batter and stir well to combine. 

3. Heat a medium non-stick frying pan on medium heat and add . Pour one quarter of the batter into the pan (this should cover most of the base of the pan). Cook for around 3-4 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 a small amount of kewpie mayonnaise over each omelette. (You can use as much or as little of these condiments as you wish. I find that a little goes a long way!). 

Serves / 4 / 1 omelette per person
Total Preparation time / 15 minutes 
Total Cooking time / under 20 minutes 

x Emily