| He reaches under his shirt and disengages his betel case from the broad multi pocketed belt. |
| The concoction which goes by the name of paan comprises betel leaves and a blend of aromatic substances which vary according to the type of paan. |
| As we admire rows of pineapples, betel leaves and birds-eye chillies, I look up and realise that we are under tall coconut palms laden with nuts. |
| The former Education Minister, K. Anbazhagan, who is in the habit of chewing betel leaves, used to be honoured with green garlands. |
| Allusion is to the custom of chewing betel leaves with catechu on such occasions of which the juice reddens the lips. |
| Women sell everything from tomatoes, chillies and betel to clay coffee roasters and straw sleeping mats. |
