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Handia

Popular by the name 'Poor man's beer' Handia is quite famous in Eastern and Central India tribes. This socio-cultural significant drink made of boiled rice is fermented in an earthen pot for two-three days with ranu (herbal root). According to the tribes one can survive on this drink without a single day meal for at least 10-15 days. Handia also cure sun stroke and is served especially in marriages.