First, clean the dal and soak the dal in an adequate amount of water for around 2 to 3 hours. In a mixer, grind the dal, along with pepper and salt until it forms a thick paste.
Preparation for the Yoghurt Sauce
Take a bowl, add the curd, mix it very well, and add some salt. Next, take a pan, add oil and heat the oil. Then, add mustard seeds, jeera, curry leafs, turmeric powder and red chillies, and fry it. Add this to the curd, mix it, and keep it aside. Heat the oil in a pan over a medium flame. Then, wet your hands, take small balls from the batter. Put this ball on a plastic cover, flatten it, and make a hole in the center using your finger. Gently put the vada in to the oil, fry it and flip it until both the sides turn gold in colour. Then, take it out.Keep the vadas in a bowl, and add water. Take them out after 1 minute and then squeeze out the excess water by putting the vada in between both your hands. After removing the excess water, put the vadas in the yoghurt sauce, leave it for 1 hour, and add coriander leafs. Now, your dahi vada is ready!
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