The appropriate ratio for the amount of cabbage, yamaimo, egg, and flour is said to be approximately from 4:3:2:1 to 3:2:2:1, but as mentioned before, the style varies from one shop to another and when cooking okonomiyaki in the household it is not necessary to rigidly observe this ratio.
キャベツ：山芋：鶏卵：小麦粉の最適な重量比はおよそ4321～3221と言われるが、前述のように店ごとにも流儀があり、自宅で作る場合はそれほど厳密でなくても良い。