Acqua Cast Iron Heavy Base Induction Tawa (Skillet) - Flat Base , 29cm

If you're a fan of Indian cuisine and love making dosas, pancakes, and other flat breads at home, you need the right utensils to make them perfectly. That's where this extra heavy base flat bottom cast iron tawa comes in!

Made from high-quality cast iron, this tawa is specially designed for making chapati, paratha, dosas and pancakes. Its heavy cast iron base spreads heat evenly, ensuring that your dosas and pancakes come out golden brown and perfectly crispy every time.

In addition to dosas and pancakes, this cast iron tawa can also be used for making other Indian flat breads like roti, chapati, naan, and paratha. Its flat bottom and heavy cast iron base make it suitable for use on induction, gas, and hotplate hobs, so you can use it with whatever cooktop you have.

Tava Plate Diameter: 32cm

Handle to handle: 37cm

This tawa must be prepared and seasoned before the first use. 

To prepare Cast iron tawa for the first use:

1. Wash it with warm soapy water and dry it.
2. Put this tawa on the stove at hight or in the oven at 250C for few minutes.
3. Let it cool down a little. Take a cloth soaked in cooking oil and wipe it over the inside surface of the pan.
4. If there appear any black parts peeling away - it's normal, as the manufacturers put a protective layer for safe transport.
5. Heat the tawa pan again and let the oil burn out. Repeat this process 2-5 times. Be careful while handling hot surface.
6. Tawa is made with "cast" iron therefore an uneven, some what discoloured spots of rust and rustic surface is normal and needs to be prepared per the instructions above before using. 

Do not use abrasive cleaner for cleaning the cast iron utensils. Cast iron tawa is not suitable for Dish-Washer/

Cast iron utensils naturally develop spots of rusts when not in regular use, this is normal. These utensils would need to be cleaned of such rust and seasoned before using them first time, per the method below. After this first time seasoning, just wash them with mild soap, when ever there appears rust spots.