Kayi Vade

Ingredients:
1.5 cup White Rice (Preferred: Sona Masuri or Basmathi)
1/2 - 3/4 cup Rice flour
1.5 cup grated Coconut
1/4 tsp Cumin seeds
Salt to taste
Oil

Recipe:
Soak rice in water for about 3-4 hrs. Wash the soaked rice 2-3 times and keep it aside.
Grind soaked rice, coconut into smooth thick batter by adding little amount of water. Add rice flour(to remove the excess water content), salt, cumin seeds and mix them well.
Sprinkle little amount of oil on a plastic sheet and spread it over the sheet. Make grape sized ball from the prepared dough and place it on the plastic sheet as shown in the picture below.

Pat them on the plastic sheet using another small plastic sheet and bowl as shown in the picture below.

Keep oil in a thick bottomed vessel and heat. Put patted vadas in oil and deep fry until they turn golden in color.

Once they are cooled to room temperature, store them in an airtight container. Serve along with coffee or tea.