Handia (drink)
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]
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| Place of origin | India |
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| Region or state | Indian subcontinent |
| Main ingredients | Water, alcohol, rice |
The making involves the use of ranu tablets, which is essentially a combination of about 20-25 herbs and acts as a fermentor.[1] This ranu tablets helps in preparation of many other beverages as well. 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.
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- "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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