Paan dan
A
paan dan (
Hindi: पान दान,
Bengali: পানদানি,
Urdu: پان دان, English: Betel case) is a container for storing
paan (
betel leaf) used in
South Asian households. It also stores other ingredients such as
zarda,
supari (or ''gua''),
kattha,
choona (also known as "soon"),
clove,
cardamom (elachi), and other accessories. A paan dan is
silverware used mostly to store betel leaf, betel seeds and most other spices for making a paan. A paan dan is often made of perforated metal and has several compartments for storing the individual ingredients for making paan.
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