Shikanjvi

Shikanjvi (Punjabi: ਸ਼ਿਕਂਜਵੀ, Hindi: शिकंजवी, Urdu: شِکنجوی) is a type of traditional limeade or lemonade from North India and Pakistan, especially prevalent in (both Indian and Pakistani) Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Sindh.[1] Alternative names include shikanji, shikanjbi and shikanjbeen. While the base ingredients include lemon or lime juice, ginger juice, ice and water, shikanjvi often contains other ingredients such as salt, saffron and cumin.[2]

It is also known by limbu paani or nimbu paani.

See also

References

  1. ^ Jiggs Kalra, Pushpesh Pant, Classic cooking of Punjab, Allied Publishers, 2004, ISBN 9788177645668, http://books.google.com/books?id=HHrUDlo0DfEC 
  2. ^ Julie Sahni, Indian regional classics: fast, fresh, and healthy home cooking, Ten Speed Press, 2001, ISBN 1580083455, 9781580083454, http://books.google.com/books?id=nmYgmJGR2vUC, "... Ginger Limeade (Shikanji) ..."