Shikanji

{{Short description|Lemon-based drink in the Indian subcontinent}} {{Infobox food | name = Shikanji | image = Shikanji- served with pomegranate,grated apple and mint.jpg | caption = Shikanji served with pomegranate, grated apple and mint. | alternate_name = | place_of_origin = Indian subcontinent | creator = | course = Beverage | served = Chilled | main_ingredient = | variations = | calories = | other = }} '''Shikanji''' (alternative names include '''shikanjvi''', '''shikanjbi''' and '''shikanjbeen''') is a lemon drink which is similar to a lemonade or limeade but is distinct from these as it often contains other ingredients such as salt, saffron and cumin.<ref name="ref50fiyuq">{{Citation |author=Jiggs Kalra, Pushpesh Pant |title=Classic cooking of Punjab |date=16 September 2004 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HHrUDlo0DfEC |publisher=Allied Publishers, 2004 |isbn=978-81-7764-566-8}}</ref><ref name="ref94dumez2">{{Citation |author=Julie Sahni |title=Indian regional classics: fast, fresh, and healthy home cooking |year=2001 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nmYgmJGR2vUC |publisher=Ten Speed Press, 2001 |isbn=9781580083454 |quote=''... Ginger Limeade (Shikanji) ...''}}</ref> It is popular as a summer drink in the Indian subcontinent.

It is named after sekanjabin or oxymel a traditional sweet-and-sour syrup from the Middle East. In the 10th century, Persian physician Ibn Sina wrote about its health benefits in a manuscript "Benefits of the drink called Sekanjabin" <ref>{{cite book |last1=Sina |first1=Ibn |title=Benefits of the drink called Sekanjabin |url=https://ketabpedia.com/%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84/%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A-%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%9B}}</ref>

<gallery widths="200px" heights="200px"> A lemonade seller, outside Red Fort, Delhi.jpg|A ''Shikanji'' lemonade seller, outside Red Fort, Delhi, India. </gallery>

==See also== {{portal|Drink}} * List of Indian drinks * List of lemonade topics * List of lemon dishes and beverages * Lemonade * Limeade * Banta

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Category:Non-alcoholic drinks Category:Indian drinks Category:Pakistani drinks Category:Lemonade