How to make TAKOYAKI (octopus balls) at home 〜たこ焼き〜 | easy Japanese home cooking recipe

In this video, I am showing how to make Takoyaki, one of the most famous street food in Japan, often seen in TV series, Anime or Manga. In order to make Takoyaki, a special pan is required. The non-stick pan I am using in the video is made by a Japanese manufacturer "IWATANI" and can be purchased through Amazon.
US: www.amazon.com/Iwatani-Takoya...
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Iwatani-Tako...
Germany: www.amazon.de/Iwatani-Takoyak...
or search for "Iwatani Takoyaki grill pan" the online store available in your country.
In my Channel, I show step by step of alternative but authentic Japanese home cooking, which can be made with the ingredients that are easily available outside of Japan.
Ingredients for making Takoyaki
Batter:
- Egg 1
- Water 1 Cup
- Flour 7-8 Tbsp
- Dashi powder 1/2 Tsp
- Soy sauce 1 Tsp
Octpus (boiled) 100 g
Scallion 3 stahlks
Beni-shoga (pickled ginger) 1 Tbsp
Tenkasu (Tempura crumbs) 1 Tbsp
Condiments/Sauce:
- Okonomi sauce, Mayonnaise
- Ao-nori, Bonito flakes
00:00 Intro
01:30 Ingredients
04:01 Preparing octopus
05:25 Preparing the ingredients
06:49 Making the batter
08:45 Making Takoyaki
13:02 Eating
16:27 Ending
17:04 Recipe
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[@katiemcdaniel3063]

I very much appreciate how you explain where all your dishes come from. Love the history and how simple you make everything seem.

[@ronanmorris2250]

Agree 100%. He is so informative and explanatory, but in a quick and no-nonsense way! ADHD heaven! LOL

[@RoxasLov3r4Ev3r]

This is the most DETAILED and THOROUGH explanation of every step of the process I've seen on YT!! Thank you sooooo much! I really appreciate how you walk us through every step of the process, including every single ingredient, their purposes, and their substitutions. I thoroughly enjoyed watching your recipe and your video. Thank you sooooo much again, I can't wait to make this once I get my own pan!!! :)))

[@80stime]

My son always order this dish in a Japanese restaurant we go to regularly. Now we know how it is made. Thank you for showing us how it’s done.

[@ednaquintos9631]

Yummy,amazing,thanks for the recipe

[@pinkmonkeybird2644]

Taiji, I’m sorry that my thanks are so long overdue, but thank you very much for your recipe and tips. This is one of my son’s favorite foods, and so I wanted to make it at home since freshly made is always best. I have to admit I was a bit intimidated at first, but I bought an inexpensive pan as a trial run and followed your instructions. After a trip to my Asian grocery store, I was ready to tackle takoyaki. The first few tasted fine but looked ugly, but after a few tries, I got a lot better at it. There’s just something so comforting about the piping hot batter, tender octopus, sauces, and dancing bonito. I’ve made it often for the past year or so. Thank you again for giving me the confidence to try and for an excellent recipe.

[@finne0n]

Takoyaki is such a delicious food, I always get it when going to a Japanese restaurant. Thank you for sharing the recipe so we can try it at home! :)

[@SuZieCoyote]

Thank you for this! I just visited Osaka and LOVED the Takoyaki. Now I can make my own!

[@tiangsweeseng3187]

Awesome it's simple and would change to a vegetarian style.Thank you so much

[@estherlau2641]

One of my favorite foods 😋

[@nealchocolatehead1]

Thank you so much to share your recipe, it’s came out to be a great product with so much of flavour and full of mani 🙏thank you again 😊

[@zoner41der53]

Ty for the recipe I wish I can send you pictures!!!! It came out best food I ever had ❤

[@jobird354]

What a nice little recipe. I've got a Takoyaki iron but recipes looked too difficult but I'm going to try this with prawn pieces. Octopus is hard to get where I live. I'm a new subscriber for you. Thank you from New Zealand.

[@user-vb6vt5rt4x]

Im facinated to cook it by myself..thanks a lot

[@cuquissalinas804]

omg i can't stop watching your videos, you make it look so easy... and most importantly: very rich!

[@chunglui4907]

awesomely well prepared

[@amiliau1423]

I made it and it was delicious! The recipe worked. My take (for future self that wants to remember) - I doubled the recipe and mine yielded roughly 24 (my pan was 16). - I didn't use octopus (fishballs, cheese, and mushrooms were what I had. I just chopped them to size) and pickled ginger (I added some freshly minced ginger and a light sprinkle of garlic powder instead once the batter was made). - Instead of 2 tsp of soy sauce, I did 2 tbsps. - The water I used was room temp. - I added PLENTY of green onions. I had some leftover mushrooms, so I minced and added with the green onions. - I added roughly 1-2 tbsp potato starch (couldn't find cornstarch) - I added roughly 1 tbsp sesame oil to the finished batter For the oil (the one on the pan) I used a 1 to 1 ratio of sesame oil and veg oil

[@SpecialK6910]

Gomiyaki

[@petervansan1054]

@@SpecialK6910 yeah like wtf "I changed everything"

[@pakinpakinn8819]

Excellent skill cooking

[@angielucas3323]

Perfectly done

[@theyoungatheartinaction1014]

You are a great chef

[@yamaguy]

Looks so good!!

[@luigigamer4951]

Always such good content! Hope you get bigger and do this full time 😁

[@taijiskitchen]

hahaha, thanx so much for your support!!

[@aroneaton2639]

This looks fire.

[@azuma_ayame]

I’m gonna start cooking takoyaki at home regularly thank you!

[@silviajudith9914]

From mexico I❤ the iwatani plate!! ....I never see it only an electric ....this is perfect

[@cobatiengiang7466]

Yummy thank you for your sharing

[@mariepmr9371]

It looks delicious 😋

[@geraldokenzhi]

looks so delicious. I wanna try it at home by myself. soon, I will start to learn and practice how to make takoyaki properly

[@jvallas]

Excellent presentation!

[@mrs.demetrialewis2730]

Im so going to try to make it ❤❤❤❤ so yummy 😋

[@cherryblossom4567]

The first time I had takoyaki was last week in Japan town in SF. Now I’m hooked❤ I had what they called negoyaki, similar to what you made with the spring onion. Great snack !

[@andreamenjivar6312]

❤ Thanks, i will try it to make it. I love Takoyaki 😋😋

[@janewhite2179]

I already have an Iwatani butane stove, so I got the takoyaki cover! I can't wait to try it this weekend.

[@11fasteddie]

yum yum yum !!! going to Japanese restaurant tomorrow for lunch, lol... will do.

[@charismabambina5747]

Perfect! Ty i will try this

[@adrianunderwood5573]

i just got a takoyaki electric maker... never made it before, but looking forward to trying tomorrow! Was looking up how especially with octopus as its an ingredient i've never used. This video was very helpful!

[@Freedom-sg1bs]

Can't wait to make this Thank you!!!

[@taijiskitchen]

you are welcome! hope yours will turn out as good as mine did!!

[@thinkpositive9503]

looks yummy

[@theodora5993]

Looks real delicious, thank you for the easy to find ingredients recipe, I plan to make this at home. Tho I was wondering how to make those tempura left over, but I’m just going to search it up

[@aisha7324]

J’adore ça trop bon les brochette de poulpe 🤤

[@mariloumadis9370]

Wow ❤ takoyaki i like it 😋

[@markhogan77]

Great job 👏.. looks Delish 😊

[@Tigerbully1]

So perfectionist. Japanese food are beautiful to watch to be made and delicious to your palatable.

[@maricarbedonia]

I love takoyaki with more vegetable so cool woh yuunmy yehey now i know thank so much oishi 😋😍

[@hamsandwich99]

I just made them for the first time ever, and they were perfect! Thank you ^_^

[@corazonestoesta7595]

Thank you and God bless you.

[@ryanforth-martin1907]

I was not expecting to come across such an awesome video, looking for takoyaki. You seem like such an interesting person. I hope this finds you well.

[@zp9011]

Octopus balls 🤣😂😆😅🤣easy to misunderstand😂. Thank you so much for😮 sharing 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@mercedesmagno1787]

Thank you so much

[@JSwin_]

i just watched a man eat 16 takoyaki balls along with a bowl of rice. my stomach could never

[@houssemrabhi5549]

I would finish those in a couple of minutes 😂

[@petervansan1054]

if you do calorie counting without sauces it's only 475 calories for takoyaki and that is with 10g of oil which is probably too much

[@anuradhabhaduri7835]

Looks yummy.... So cute cats...

[@teodorareyes9179]

Hi iam from Montreal iam a also an asian,i am one of your followers ,always watching to your program,i like the way you cook,God bless

[@theyoungatheartinaction1014]

My favourite in Japan wish to cook it perfectly

[@dapurbundasiska2862]

Takoyaki kelihatanya enak banget kak terima kasih kak sharingnya

[@ronanmorris2250]

That tasuki tie-up, tho!!! 😻

[@tosetoseeveryday3666]

Uwaaaa. Looking so yummu...suddenly feel hungry. 😂

[@idkwuzgoinon]

Definitely going to be trying these one day!

[@taijiskitchen]

why wait? make it when you have the motivation for it!!

[@mariemanait8770]

w0w yum! my fav❤

[@GiaAnChannel]

Bánh rất thơm ngon, cách chia sẻ chi tiết, cảm ơn bạn rất nhiều❤❤

[@ramachandrapandian655]

Your food Japan video very superb i see your dishes very interested.iam in India.

[@atelet9047]

Thank you for this video

[@evergurl210]

This looks so good!!! I'm so hungry. Lol I thought this was for 2 people but you went ahead and ate the whole thing 😂😂😂

[@cindygan3557]

Yummy😋

[@shellgamerturtle3909]

appreciate you man

[@marilynreyes4126]

Oishi so!yummy!

[@taijiskitchen]

Arigato〜〜！

[@Simon-ed6zc]

Weizenmehl :D somehow didn't expect that. Thanks for the great video! I am so close to biting the bullet and getting a pan myself. Takoyaki must be the single best streetfood I ever had the pleasure of eating

[@luismercado4145]

I know now the difference with dashi powder and without. Really tasty

[@lindavanord5606]

i want to try this but think I'll do shrimp instead. Now to go buy the pan and ingredients lol. Thanks for showing us how to make this.

[@christopherstube9473]

It looks like it would be a good recipe with cold water lobster as well.

[@rosalindarengel]

Naku ubos! Gutom na gutom si kuya hehe

[@AnnAnime]

I’ve watched a lot of different videos on how to make this dish and I have to say that I actually like your video the best but I am wondering what would you recommend if all we have is an electric stove?

[@angielucas3323]

I mean perfectly cooked

[@albertagrown]

I'm not a fan of seafood... other than fish. But, I'm going to try making this with chicken! I think it'll still be yummy!

[@loloreiki5170]

hello. Takoyaki pan bought today. i will do the recipe tomorrow. thank you. sorry for my english...🙏

[@khusussosmed8854]

Wah looks delicious, want to cook it but i don't have that pan/? 😅

[@aucus]

Looks so yummy! Thank you for another amazing video.

[@taijiskitchen]

hahaha, you are welcome! and thank You for your compliment!!

[@Hulamonkeydancer]

Omg, your recipe looks better than the restaurants I've eaten at here. What do you do the remaining octopus?

[@redred4877]

wow i got hungry!!!

[@taijiskitchen]

great! exactly my intention!! lol

[@zoner41der53]

Wow sry I was so loaded trying to cook lol I had to sleep, trying again today 😵‍💫

[@fernandohenrique9384]

Thank u very much. I love takoyaki, but i can only found it in 'Liberdade' neighborhood (São Paulo, Brasil). Never found it at Japanase restaurants here, only with a old lady and her family at that neighborhood. I hate cooking, but since i dont find a place to buy, here i am

[@Albert2012ful]

Okay first try was overwhelming lmfao. Should I season my cast iron first? And if im burning too quick, should i use a lower heat? Thank you so much!

[@RollerRoy]

Hi, do you think I can make takoyaki in an aebleskiver pan??

[@rozwu6207]

Hi l am from Canada I have a cake ball pan you think I can use it to make to make it. Thanks

[@bp3d106]

I tried this in Tokyo. I was expecting a firmer squid type texture but the octopus was very soft. The texture here looks firmer though.

[@lotkf1]

Would it be easier with chopsticks? I know cooking chopsticks are popular in Japan although I'm not sure if they use them for this

[@triforcesith388]

I don’t have a gas stove. Do you have any suggestion for a pan to use? I have a old stove that has coils.

[@mskiara18]

I do not own a gas oven, but I hope a portable gas oven can work to cook this recipe. Thank you for sharing.

[@popocatepetl7706]

Nice Video! I'm curious to know, you're Japanese with an Australian accent living in Germany?

[@2yoyoyo1Unplugged]

The octopus that I can buy where I live isn’t the red kind, will it still be good?

[@tulaychan]

Do they sell Takoyaki pans that work on induction stove?

[@sheriffmaggot]

I made this dish using your recipe and I must say it tastes great even if I don't have any experience cooking this kind of dish. Thank you so much I appreciate the tutorial.

[@nanateufelchen]

Endlich:) Ich liebe Takoyaki^^

[@taijiskitchen]

Danke fürs Warten! schön, dass es dir gefällt!!

[@nanateufelchen]

@@taijiskitchen Ach kein Problem. Ich mag alle deine Videos zwar kenne ich viele Rezepte aber einige eben nicht. Und selbst wenn ich welche schon kenne ist es sehr interessant zu sehen was du anders machst:)

[@SecretRedBeard]

So, is Takoyaki considered a meal by itself? Or should I serve it with another dish (besides rice)?

[@marlenysaguillon1547]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@harianiyusoff1915]

My virgin try yielded perfect succulent & moist balls bursting w umami flavor. Hurray!! No more pasar malam takoyaki for me. Completely doable @home❤❤

[@riaconradt2554]

Can I use panko instead of the tempura crumbs? I hope they have Iwatani that’s usable for induction stoves. I love Takoyaki. I first tried it in Kyoto and here in Germany I get it everytime it’s on the menu. Seeing you enjoy your food is making me hungry! Hahahaha!

[@taijiskitchen]

you could, but then it will not have the roasted aroma. its just like putting bread peaces. if you have a chance, fry the panko, then use the fried version.

[@egmediobernales7484]

Takoyaki oishi neh!

[@taijiskitchen]

Arigato〜〜！

[@charleneambuyoc58]

Looks so delicious.where can i buy the pan?

[@taijiskitchen]

you can find in many places online, like amazon. depending where you live look in amazon for Takoyaki pan.

[@miriannakamuragouvea5111]

While I don't have that device, I wonder if I coul'd try some kind of pancake?

[@taijiskitchen]

of course you can try it just as a flat pancake, then its called Okonomiyaki.

[@OddAndAbout]

How many servings does your recipe yield?

[@zoner41der53]

I have question: can this batter be refrigerated?