Handia (drink)
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| Place of origin | India |
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| Region or state | Indian subcontinent |
| Main ingredients | Water, alcohol, rice |
Handia (Also handi or hadiya) is a rice beer originating from the Indian subcontinent, popular in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal.[1]
The making involves the use of ranu tablets, which is essentially a combination of about 20-25 herbs and acts as a fermentor.[1] The ranu tablets are then mixed with boiled rice and left to ferment. The drink is generally ready within a week. It is served cool and has lower alcoholic strength than other Indian country liquors.
See also[]
- Rice wine
- List of Indian drinks
- Related beverages
- Amazake
- Nigori
- Chhaang
- Mahuli
References[]
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- ^ a b "Some interesting indigenous beverages among the tribals of Central India" (PDF). Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 6 (1): 141–43. January 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
Further reading[]
- Satpathy, Nirupama; Rashmi Ranjan Satpathy. "Handia: The Source of Livelihood of Tribal Women A Case Study on Munda Women in Keonjhar District, Orissa". Livelihoods and Poverty Reduction: Lessons From Eastern India, 25–27 September 2001. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
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Categories:
- Fermented drinks
- Indian alcoholic drinks
- Bihari cuisine
- Odia cuisine
- Jharkhandi cuisine
- Types of beer
- Traditional Indian alcoholic beverages