My flavor of Banarasi dahi vada

I used to see the chat and dahi vada vendors each evening on the enchanting ghats of Varanasi.
Here is my flavor of the Banarasi dahi vada.

1 cup urad dal without skin, soaked for 4 hours
2 pieces of grated ginger
4 green chillies finely chopped
salt to taste
dahi
jeera, dhania seeds, black pepper, sugar as per taste, dhania patta, curry patta, pinch of red chilli powder, chat masala

make the dal paste, mix finely chopped green chillies, and salt according to taste. pour oil in karhai and heat. Once the oil is hot, make small balls out of the paste, and put them in oil. fry until the outer layer turns golden. this should take 20-25 secs. Now ur vadas are made.

Lets rock the dahi: take some jeera, dhania and black pepper seeds and dry roast them on a flat frying pan for 10 15 secs. put them in the mixer and turn it into a powder like mixture. the aroma is super strong fresh, so be careful. put this mixture in the dahi and stir it. add some water to achieve right consistency. add a pinch of red chilli powder.add sugar only if you wish to make sweet dahi vada. Garnish with fresh dhania patta and curry patta, and mix well.

You may put the vadas in the dahi or seperate. i would prefer keep in seperate.

while serving sprinkle a pinch of chat masala (optional) with the vada and the dahi