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{{Infobox person
| name = Tarla Dalal
| image = Tarla Dalal.png
| alt = Tarla Dalal
| caption = Tarla Dalal
| birth_date = 3 June 1936
| birth_place = [[Pune]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and given age|2013|11|06|77|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| nationality = Indian
| years_active = 1966-2013
| occupation = food writer, cookbook author, tv chef
| website = {{url|http://www.tarladalal.com}}
}}
'''Tarla Dalal''' (3 June 1936 – 6 November 2013) was an [[India]]n [[food writer]], chef, [[cookbook]] author and host of [[cooking show]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rendezvous with Tarla Dalal|url=http://videos.sify.com/with-Tarla-Dalal-SIFY-watch-Rendezvous-watch-klmq4hifgje.html |publisher=[[Sify.com]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Man's empowerment... in the kitchen! |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/180872/mans-empowerment-kitchen.html |publisher=[[Deccan Herald]] }}</ref> 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{{nbsp}}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{{nbsp}}million Indian homes.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Queen of Cabbages |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/profile/story/19940430-the-queen-of-cabbages-755586-1994-04-30 |work=[[India Today]] |date=30 April 1994}}</ref>

Though she wrote about many cuisines and healthy cooking, she specialized in [[Indian cuisine]], particularly [[Gujarati cuisine]].<ref name=mid>{{cite news |title=Tarla Dalal shares a few Gujarati recipes |url=http://www.mid-day.com/metro/2004/apr/82051.htm |publisher=[[MiD DAY]]|date=27 April 2004}}</ref> She was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by [[Government of India]] in 2007,<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954-2009)|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]|url=http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510095705/http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf|archive-date=10 May 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> which made her the only Indian from the field of cooking to have been conferred the title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uppercrustindia.com/ver2/|title=Home Page - uppercrustindia|last=India|first=Uppercrust|website=www.uppercrustindia.com|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref> She was also awarded ''Women of the Year'' by [[Indian Merchants' Chamber]] in 2005.<ref name=bp>{{cite web|title=The Biography of Celebrated Indian Chef Tarla Dalal|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2013/11/the-biography-celebrated-indian-chef-tarla-dalal/|work=Biharprabha News|accessdate=6 November 2013}}</ref>

She died on 6 November 2013 following a heart attack.<ref name=death>Mid-Day: [http://www.mid-day.com/news/2013/nov/061113-celebrity-chef-tarla-dalal-passes-away-mumbai.htm Celebrity Chef Tarla Dalal passes away]</ref>

==Early life==
She was born and brought up in [[Pune]], Maharashtra, India. In 1960, she married Nalin Dalal and relocated to [[Bombay]] (now [[Mumbai]]).<ref name=harmony>[http://www.harmonyindia.org/hportal/VirtualPageView.jsp?page_id=2058 Food Dalal : Tarla Dalal], Harmony Magazine, December 2005</ref>

==Career==
Dalal started conducting cooking classes from her home in 1966, which led to the publication of her first cook book, ''The Pleasures of Vegetarian Cooking'' in 1974. The book has sold over 1.5 million copies. Over time, her popularity grew and she became a household name, with housewives and chefs swearing by her recipes. Tarla Dalal is credited with introducing and popularising foreign cuisines to the masses. She made vegetarian versions of a lot of non-vegetarian recipes from foreign lands. She revolutionised the cooking industry and is the most sold cookbook author in India. Her books have been translated into numerous languages including Dutch, Russian, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi and Bengali. She also published cooking magazines. In 2007, she started her 'Total Health Series' cookbook series.<ref name=hin>{{cite news |title=An empire called Tarla Dalal |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/an-empire-called-tarla-dalal/article2244974.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=May 14, 2007 }}</ref>

Her range of ready-to-cook mixes, Tarla Dalal Mixes, was acquired by International Bestfoods Ltd. in 2000.<ref>{{cite news |title=Best foot forward |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2000/04/27/stories/112702c1.htm |publisher=[[Business Line]] |date=April 27, 2000 }}</ref>

Dalal died at her residence on 6 November 2013 following a heart attack.<ref>{{cite web| title = Noted cookbook author Tarla Dalal dead| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-07/mumbai/43773479_1_cookbooks-sanjeev-kapoor-home-cooks| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131111000448/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-07/mumbai/43773479_1_cookbooks-sanjeev-kapoor-home-cooks| url-status = dead| archive-date = November 11, 2013|date=Nov 7, 2013|accessdate = 2013-11-08| work = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Tarla Dalal had three children Sanjay, Deepak and Renu with her husband, Nalin, who died in 2005. She lived in an apartment on Napean Sea Road in [[South Mumbai]].<ref name=harmony/>

==Works==
*''[https://books.google.com/books?id=QXtEgtCJVucC&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22Tarla+Dalal%22+-inpublisher:icon&cd=3#v=onepage&q&f=false The Complete Gujarati Cook Book]''. Sanjay & Co, 1999. {{ISBN|81-86469-45-1}}.
* ''Know your Flours''. Sanjay & Co. {{ISBN|81-89491-89-X}}.
* ''Italian Cookbook''. Sanjay & Co, 2000. {{ISBN|81-86469-52-4}}.
*''Healthy Breakfast''. Sanjay & Co, 2003. {{ISBN|81-86469-81-8}}.
* ''Sandwiches''. Sanjay & Co, 2004. {{ISBN|81-86469-95-8}}.
* ''Curries & Kadhis''. Sanjay & Co, 2005. {{ISBN|81-89491-11-3}}.
* ''Chips & Dips''. Tarla Dalal, 2006. {{ISBN|81-89491-35-0}}.
* ''Baked Dishes''. Tarla Dalal, 2006. {{ISBN|81-89491-39-3}}.
* ''Punjabi Khana''. Sanjay & Co, 2007. {{ISBN|81-89491-54-7}}.
* ''Delicious Diabetic Recipes: Low Calorie Cooking: Total Health Series''. Sanjay & Co, 2002. {{ISBN|81-86469-69-9}}.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.tarladalal.com/ Tarla Dalal, website]
* {{Cite news |url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/celebrity-chef-tarla-dalal-dies-at-77-540135 |title=Celebrity chef Tarla Dalal dies at 77 |last=Abhinav Bhatt |date=6 November 2013 |access-date=10 August 2016 |via=ND TV}}
* {{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Noted-cookbook-author-Tarla-Dalal-dead/articleshow/25344800.cms |title=Noted cookbook author Tarla Dalal dead |last=Mithila Phadke |date=7 November 2013 |access-date=10 August 2016 |via=Times of India}}
* {{Cite news |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/628499/celebrity-indian-cook-tarla-dalal-is-dead/ |title=Celebrity Indian cook Tarla Dalal passes away |date=7 November 2013 |access-date=10 August 2016 |via=The Express Tribune}}

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[[Category:1936 births]]
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[[Category:Gujarati people]]
[[Category:Chefs of Indian cuisine]]
[[Category:Writers from Mumbai]]
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[[Category:Women chefs]]
[[Category:Writers from Pune]]
[[Category:Women writers from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women writers]]
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