Takoyaki!

Being so bored at home, I decided to make some takoyaki for the family. Been a long while since I had last made them. Kerochan from Cardcaptor's the one that got me into wanting to cook this years ago. This is super easy to make at home and so yummy! Enjoy~

Takoyaki Ingredients

Takoyaki Balls:
250g of takoyaki batter mix (half of the bag i bought, makes 36-40 takoyaki balls)
1 egg
3 1/3 cup chilled water

precooked octopus (sliced into small pieces)

green onion

pickled ginger 

wasabi (optional)

Sauce Topping and Garnishes:
okonomiyaki sauce

japanese mayonaise
roasted nori/seaweed
bonito flakes

Takoyaki Directions:

1. Mix the batter flour, egg and ice chilled water into a bowl.

2. Turn on the takoyaki grill pan and make sure to thoroughly oil it before using. Peanut oil is best since it has a high smoke point and has no flavor.

3.Pour the batter to fill up the cavity.

4. Insert the filling, can be anything you want. The traditional ones(which I made) include the octopus, green onion and pickled ginger.

5. (The most difficult step of all) After the batter has cooked enough, they're slightly brown and can hold their shape. Using two thin skewers, flip all the balls so they're at a 90 degree angle with the pan. 

6. Fill up that empty space with more batter and wait for it to brown some more.

7. Just repeat the flipping and flipping until it's all brown and crispy. (There's no need to add more batter unless there are still empty spaces)

8. Dress it with the two sauces, okonomiyaki and mayo. And top it with crushed roasted seaweed and bonito flakes. 

My finished takoyaki~

Note: I'm not the best food photographer, had to take it with my phone cam e_e