# Shikanji

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{{Short description|Lemon-based drink in the Indian subcontinent}}
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| caption            = Shikanji served with pomegranate, grated apple and mint.
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| place_of_origin    = [Indian subcontinent](/source/Indian_subcontinent)
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| course             = Beverage
| served             = Chilled
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'''Shikanji''' (alternative names include '''shikanjvi''', '''shikanjbi''' and '''shikanjbeen''') is a [lemon drink](/source/List_of_lemon_dishes_and_drinks) which is similar to a [lemonade](/source/lemonade) or [limeade](/source/limeade) but is distinct from these as it often contains other ingredients such as [salt](/source/salt), [saffron](/source/saffron) and [cumin](/source/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](/source/Indian_subcontinent).

It is named after [sekanjabin](/source/sekanjabin) or [oxymel](/source/oxymel) a traditional sweet-and-sour syrup from the [Middle East](/source/Middle_Eastern_cuisine). In the 10th century, Persian physician [Ibn Sina](/source/Avicenna) 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>

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A lemonade seller, outside Red Fort, Delhi.jpg|A ''Shikanji'' lemonade seller, outside [Red Fort](/source/Red_Fort), Delhi, India.
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==See also==
{{portal|Drink}}
* [List of Indian drinks](/source/List_of_Indian_drinks)
* [List of lemonade topics](/source/List_of_lemonade_topics)
* [List of lemon dishes and beverages](/source/List_of_lemon_dishes_and_beverages)
* [Lemonade](/source/Lemonade)
* [Limeade](/source/Limeade)
* [Banta](/source/Banta)

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

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