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]

Handia

A bowl of Handia drink
Place of origin	India
Region or state	Indian subcontinent
Main ingredients	Water, alcohol, rice
Cookbook: Handia   Media: Handia

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

1. "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.