Japanese: Okonomiyaki and Tofu Steak

I in general like pancakes - specially savoury Korean and Japanese pancakes which I learned to eat in Thailand. Since I finally found an Asian store here in Dubai that sold the basic ingredients (dashi, mirin, Kikoman, etc) for Japanese cooking I decided to try Okonomiyaki ("as you like") and a new version of tofu steak. Andy liked this meal.

The Okonomiyaki was really pretty simple, mix:

1 cup whole wheat flour

3/4 cups dashi water (1/2 tsp dashi powder + 3/4 cups water)

1 egg

1 cup shredded cabbage

1 cup shredded leeks

1 cup slice mushrooms

* mix all dry ingredients then water, last is the eggs

* fry in sesame oil
* top with fried seaweed, slivered almonds, sesame seeds

* also served it with 3 types of sauce

- japanese mayo, teriyaki sauce or mirin mixed with kikoman

Tofu steak

* firm tofu with bread crumbs

* pan fried in sesame oil

* topped with fried seaweed, green onions, and teriyaki sauce