The Delights of Vegetarian Cooking [Paperback]

Tarla Dalal (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1978

This is the second in the series of cookery books by Tarla Dalal, a widely admired connoisseur in the field of vegetarian cooking. She has painstakingly worked to create a wealth of recipes which skilfully blends the enticing flavours of the orient with quick methods of the west. This book has special chapters on Burmese and Mexican Cuisine.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

This is the second book of Tarla Dalal the expert authority on vegetarian cooking who is known and universally admired by the vegetarian community in India and abroad. She has used her special aptitude and natural talent for over two decades to continually create innumerable varieties of exciting recipes, easy and quick to prepare yet capable of pleasing the most fastidious palates. Housewives and hostesses alike for success and satisfaction rely upon her recipes. Apart from being a housewife and mother, she remains busy with demands for teaching cookery and demonstrations in India and abroad.

About the Author

Tarla Dalal

Product Details

• Paperback: 182 pages
• Publisher: Gazelle Distribution Trade; 20 edition (July 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8187111054
• ISBN-13: 978-8187111054
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,009,303 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ms. Tarla Dalal is India's best - selling cookery author since over 3 decades. She has written a total of 100 titles, several of which have been translated in various languages like Hindi, Gujrati, Marathi, Bengali and even Dutch and Russian! The total sales of her cookery books exceed 4.5 million copies.

In addition to writing cookbooks, Ms. Tarla Dalal also has a major web presence in the form of tarladalal.com, the largest and the most comprehensive Indian cookery website on the Internet. There are 2,50,000 members on Tarladalal.com.


Born in Pune. Indian Mrs. Dalal moved to Bombay after her marriage. In 1966, she started cookery classes form her residence. Her classes become a phenomenal success with a long waiting list of students wanting to join them. At one time, it was said 'If you want to get your daughter married, send her to Ms. Dalal's Classes'. This was because students attained guaranteed cookery expertise after attending her classes.

It was during this period that she began to compile her own recipes and also modified recipes from other cuisine's like Italian, Chinese, French, Thai, Mexican etc.which were predominantly non- vegetarian to vegetarian recipes. The Khaleej Times, Dubai quoted that "she has streamlined the eating habits in India". She has done cookery demonstrations in large parts of India and many major cities of the world such as Tokyo, Jakarta, Honkong, Singapore, Brussels Antwerp, Lisbon, Zurich, Nairobi, London, Toronto, New York etc. and now does cookery demonstrations to raise funds for various charities.

According to IndiaToday India's leading news analysis magazine, Ms. Dalal has sold the maximum number of books in any field as compared to any other Indian author and at a conservative estimate, her recipes have been tried in over 20 million Indian homes a chart bursting figure that would be the envy of pop stars and politicians.

Ms. Tarla Dalal writes a large number of cookery columns for various publications, newspapers and magazines.Indian Express, Dainik Jagaran, Manorama, Mid-Day, Femina, Afternoon, Loksatta, Lokprabha, The Telegraph (Calcutta), Malayala Manorama, Abhiyan, Stree etc. have carried her cookery columns. Her recipes heve been extensively covered by the electronic media including various TV stations/channels. She has participated in numerous cookery programmes on TV, Radio and had her own cookery show "Cook it Up with Tarla Dalal" on Sony Entertainment Television for 5 years.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Three Cheers for Tarla Dalal !, December 8, 1999

By 

Anupama Puranik - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Delights of Vegetarian Cooking (Paperback)

I have been refering to this book since I was in my teens and a total novice at cooking. It is a book par excellence. The recipes come out perfectly . This book has been my best friend in the kitchen for last 10 years. In fact I would love to translate it into marathi which is my mother tongue so that more women can benifit from it. Thank you very much Tarlaji.

Anupama

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must get!!!, October 15, 2000

By 

Shanu D. Khemlani (Netherland Antilles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Joys of Vegetarian Cooking (Paperback)

Tarla Dalal is excellent for Vegetarian cooking. My husband hates Vegetarian and I always have a tough time preparing meals for him when we are veg. But with this book it is sooooo much better. Her recipes are VERY Simple to follow and each of her recipes turn out DELICIOUS...from her starters to her desserts...she has them all.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good simple recipes, August 7, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Joys of Vegetarian Cooking (Paperback)

I've tried many of the recipes in this book. They tend to be simple and rarely go wrong. i would avoid trying to cook italian food using her recipes though.