Ingredients: 
2 cups of flour (see note)
2 eggs
2 cups cool water (see note)
1 cup milk (any fat level)
salt to taste (see note)
1 medium onion diced 
2 serrano/jalapeno chilies diced
1 tsp cumin seed
 1 tsp mustard seed
10-20 curry leaves torn
1 tsp red chili flakes (or to taste)
2 cloves of garlic
1 Tbs of grated fresh ginger
1 tsp garam masala
1/4 tsp turmeric
Notes:  
Flour-  you can use all purpose flour, Indian Whole Wheat  flour that is used for chapati making, or even Bisquick if you like.  It  all depends on your taste.  I used the Indian Whole Wheat flour.
Salt-  You will need to salt the dish to taste.  I suggest  after you make your batter you make a mini pancake and taste for salt  then adjust accordingly.
Water- You can add the 2 cups of water for a thicker style  pancake.  If you want a lighter more "crepe" like pancake add a little  more water (about 1/2 a cup).  You can play around with the thickness  and texture by adjusting the water.   
To Make the Batter:
Mix the flour of your choice, salt, water, milk and eggs well.  Set the Pancake batter aside until later.
To Make the Masala: 
Heat  a pan with 1Tbs of canola oil on medium heat.  Add the mustard seeds,  cumin seeds and curry leaves first.  Allow the seeds to fry and become  fragrant for a 45seconds.  Then add your onions, chilies, garlic, ginger and salt. Fry for about 3-4 minutes or until the onions begin to brown.  Then  add your dry spices of chilies, turmeric and gram masala.  Fry for  another 1 minute.  Turn stove off and allow masala mixture to cool down.  
Making the Masala Pancakes: 
Add the masala mixture to the pancake batter and mix well.     Heat a non-stick griddle on medium heat.  Add a drop of canola oil and  smear it on the griddle.  Use a ladle and add 1-2 spoonfuls of the  masala batter and use the back of the ladle to even the pancake out.
Note: Oil the griddle between each pancake.
Allow  the pancake to cook on the first side for 2-3 minutes and flip over and  cook for another 1-2 minutes.  Set aside and continue making as many  pancakes as you like with the batter.  You can store the leftover batter  in an airtight container for 3-5 days.  This batch should make you  about 10-12 large pancakes.
Enjoy the pancakes with any curries or even plain with some butter.
 
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