» For the PepsiCo beverage, see Tava (soft drink); for the village in Azerbaijan, see Birinci Udullu. A tava, also known as tawah,'s a large, flat or slightly concave disc-shaped griddle made from cast iron, steel or aluminium. It's one of the many cooking tools that're used in Pakistani and Indian cooking and cuisines. It's specifically used to prepare several kinds of roti or breads including chapati, paratha, chaap, pao bhaaji, chaat, etc. Tava's also used to make South Indian dishes like Do… (More on Tava)