Vegan Pajeon 파전 (Korean Scallion/Green Onion Pancakes)

Name: Vegan Pajeon 파전 (Korean Scallion/Green Onion Pancakes)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Asian, Korean
Ingredients: 1 cup all purpose flour (, 130g); 1/2 tbsp baking powder; 3 tbsp corn starch (or potato starch, 27g); 1 tsp salt (or black salt (kala namak), see notes); 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (optional for colour); 1 cup room temperature water (, plus additional 2-4 tbsp water to adjust consistency); 1 1/2 tbsp sesame oil; 1 small white onion (sliced); 1 small carrot (peeled and thinly julienned); 1 bunch scallions or green onions (ends removed and sliced); 2 large king oyster mushrooms (halved then thinly sliced (see notes)); 2 green chiles or japaleños (thinly sliced (optional for heat)); Neutral oil (for cooking); Homemade dipping sauce; Vegan kimchi; Sundubu Jjigae (or Korean Soft Tofu Stew)

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:20min

Pajeon, which literally translates to green onion/scallion pancakes, are Korean pancakes that can easily be customised to your liking. For my version, I drew inspiration from Haemul Pajeon which are Seafood and Green Onion Pancakes. But of course since this is a vegan pajeon, I used king oyster mushrooms to mimic the texture of squid since it has a rubbery texture. I also added some extra vegetables such as carrot and onion for that extra crunch. I also made my own dipping sauce to pair with this vegan jeon or pancake.

Updated at: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 20:16:11 GMT