Even if you are not a paan connoisseur, you must have heard words such as Sanchi patta, katha, choona, saunf, supari or chhaliya. The word tambaku (tobacco) was also added to my meagre paan ...

Paan for peace — politicisation of a symbol of cultural sophistication. ... She would buy paan leaves, choona (lime powder), katha (catechu), chalia (betalnut) from shops in Mozang or Gulberg.

Paan vendor Anita Lalwani Surana skillfully prepared a betel leaf paan by spreading lime water and a katha paste across its surface. To make it truly special, she added lavish ingredients like saffron ...

Paan is made from betel leaves (paan patta) filled mainly with chopped areca nuts (supari), slaked lime (chuna), catechu (red katha paste), fennel (saunf), sweetened and mashed rose petals ...

Here are the most popular ingredients of Paan- Supari, Gulkand, Saunf, Chuna, Katha, Kesar Chutney, Chuara, Coconut, Tutti Frutti or Sugar, Elaichi and Jaiphal powder. 4 / 4.

The leaf had to be ‘Saatchi’. She would instruct, ‘don’t use too much chunna, and ensure there is plenty of katha – that is what gives the paan the taste’. ...