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| name = Handia<br />
| image = Handia.jpg<br />
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| caption = A bowl of Handia drink<br />
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| country = [[India]] <br />
| region = [[Indian subcontinent]]<br />
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| main_ingredient = [[Water]], [[Alcohol_(drug)|alcohol]], rice<br />
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'''Handia''' (Also '''handi''' or '''hadiya''') is a [[Rice wine|rice beer]] originating from the [[Indian subcontinent]], popular in the [[Indian states]] of [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Odisha]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Chhattisgarh]] and [[West Bengal]].<ref name=journal>{{cite journal|title=Some interesting indigenous beverages among the tribals of Central India|url=http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/847/1/IJTK%206(1)%20(2007)%20141-143.pdf|journal=Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge|date=January 2007|volume=6|issue=1|pages=141–43|format=PDF|accessdate=8 February 2012}}</ref><br />
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The making involves the use of ''ranu tablets'', which is essentially a combination of about 20-25 herbs and acts as a fermentor.<ref name=journal /> 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]].<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Rice wine]]<br />
* [[List of Indian drinks]]<br />
*[[Beer#Related beverages|Related beverages]]<br />
*[[Amazake]]<br />
*[[Nigori]]<br />
*[[Chhaang]]<br />
*[[Mahuli Drink|Mahuli]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
*{{cite web|last=Satpathy|first=Nirupama|title=Handia: The Source of Livelihood of Tribal Women A Case Study on Munda Women in Keonjhar District, Orissa|url=http://www.anthrobase.com/Txt/S/Satpathy_N_Satpathy_R_01.htm|work=Livelihoods and Poverty Reduction: Lessons From Eastern India, 25–27 September 2001|accessdate=8 February 2012|author2=Rashmi Ranjan Satpathy}}<br />
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{{Indian beverages}}<br />
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[[Category:Fermented drinks]]<br />
[[Category:Indian alcoholic drinks]]<br />
[[Category:Bihari cuisine]]<br />
[[Category:Odia cuisine]]<br />
[[Category:Jharkhandi cuisine]]<br />
[[Category:Types of beer]]<br />
[[Category:Traditional Indian alcoholic beverages]]</div>2409:4043:115:2C1A:74FD:6316:34C4:CF12