Handia (drink)
Handia is a rice beer originating from the Indian subcontinent, popular in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh and West Bengal.
The making involves the use of ranu tablets, which is essentially a combination of about 20-25 herbs and acts as a fermentor. 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.
