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Tarla Dalal

तरला दलाल

Television & digital Maharashtra Great mind of history

Tarla Dalal was an Indian food writer, chef, cookbook author and host of cooking shows. Her first cook book, The Pleasures of Vegetarian Cooking, was published in 1974.

BORN

3 June 1936

DIED

6 November 2013

HONOUR

Padma Shri

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Key facts

Born
3 June 1936, Pune
Died
6 November 2013, Mumbai
State of birth
Pune, Maharashtra
Sector
Television & digital
Profession
Chef (1936-2013)
Gender
Female

Biography

Tarla Dalal was an Indian food writer, chef, cookbook author and host of cooking shows. Her first cook book, The Pleasures of Vegetarian Cooking, was published in 1974. Since then, she wrote over 100 books and sold more than 10 million copies. She also ran the largest Indian food web site, and published a bi-monthly magazine, Cooking & More. Her cooking shows included The Tarla Dalal Show and Cook It Up With Tarla Dalal. Her recipes were published in about 25 magazines and tried in an estimated 120 million Indian homes.

Summary based on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed by the RochakDuniya editorial team.

Timeline

  1. 1936Born in Pune
  2. 2013Dies in Mumbai
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