Tarla Dalal, a renowned name in Indian culinary industry passed away at the age of 77 on Nov.6, 2013 due to cardiac arrest. She was a celebrity television host of cookery shows, cookbook author and food writer.
She specialized in Gujarati and vegetarian cuisine and was an inspiration for several housewives and amateur cooks. Her cookery classes which began in 1966 at her residence became an instant hit. Her first cookbook The Pleasures of Vegetarian Cooking came out in 1974.
She became a well-known face on Indian TV when she hosted her own shows like Tarla Dalal Show and Cook It Up With Tarla Dalal, which was broadcasted globally.
Miilions of copies of her books have been bought and appreciated throughout the world. They have also been translated into a range of languages. She also started the TOTAL HEALTH SERIES which includes cookbooks that are health-related with additional information on a range of subjects like The Pregnancy Cookbook, Baby and Toddler food, Delicious Diabetic Recipes, Fast foods made Healthy, Zero Oil Rotis & Subzis, Healthy Soups and Salads, Cooking with 1 Teaspoon of Oil, Low Calorie Sweets and Calcium Rich Recipes.
Her books are bestsellers not only in bookshops but also brought good business to video libraries, toy shops, boutiques and supermarkets.
Not very long ago, she also launched a range of books for kids. These Golgappu books are fun-filled yet informative series for children. They have titles like Golgappu Makes A Roti, Golgappu Makes An Ice Cream, Golgappu Makes An Orange Juice and Golgappu Makes French Fries, which contain accounts of how things are grown in a farm, processed and then how they finally reach us.
Tarla Dalal received the Padmashree Award in 2007 for her contribution to the field of cooking. She is the first Indian to be awarded the Padmashree in this category. In 2005, Indian Merchant Chambers presented her with an award for taking cooking by a woman beyond its ‘traditional role’ to millions of people around the world in a highly inspiring fashion.
The sad news of her demise was passed on by her Facebook page:
"Dear All,
We would like to thank all of you for your support and affection through the years of Mrs. Tarla Dalal's career. She is no more with us as she expired in the early hours of this morning. We thank her for all the happiness that her talent has given to us and our families…"
Reacting to the unfortunate event, popular chef Sanjeev Kapoor said, "Tarla Dalal was the first person to popularise the art of cooking. It is a terrible loss."
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Source: In.lifestyle.yahoo.com, Tarladalal.com
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