In a bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt and sugar. Whisk through to get rid of any lumps.

In a small bowl, whisk egg and vanilla until well beaten.

Add egg and milk to dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.

In a skillet, add enough oil to shallow fry the pan bati.

It's a very sticky batter so spray your spatula and an ice cream scoop well with non stick spray.

Using the scoop, place a scoop of batter in the hot oil for each pan bati. Cook on each side until golden brown just as you would for pancakes. Cook on medium low heat to ensure the inside gets cooked before the exterior is well browned.