Stainless steel tadka pan, also called a vagharia, in 14 gauge with a welded handle and a high finish, weighing 500 gms. A tadka pan is used for tempering spices in hot oil or ghee before they are poured over dal and curries. The shallow round pan has a mirror-polished bowl and a long twin-wire steel handle with a bend near the pan, black sleeves on the grip and a hanging loop at the end. It carries a "LIFE TIME GUARANTEE" label.