R.I.P. Tarla Dalal

The CC just found out that Tarla Dalal passed away a few months ago.

A housewife who turned her skills at cooking into a food empire, her books were the original recipe books in modern-day Indian vegetarian cooking. She was no academic but she was a terrific home cook. Her focus was the vegetarian recipes of India and beyond. She changed the food habits of an entire generation of housewives.

"Every recipe is guaranteed to work!" was her catchphrase.

And they absolutely do.

Her recipes were scrupulously researched initially by her and then when she had "made it" by an army of assistants at a time when it was unusual to even think of such an idea. They are literally perfect. There are no mistakes which is a rare and wonderful achievement in any domain.

R.I.P.