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Keep cool in summer with tribal drink recipe from Odisha

Koraput (Odisha):  If you think lemon juice, cold drinks, squash and 'jal jeera' can alone quench your thirst and that of your family and guests in summer, think again. With the mercury rising fast across



While going to work as a daily labourer, they carry a container full of 'mandia pej'. Age is no bar among the tribals for this fermented drink.

From children as young as three years old to the aged, everyone is ready to raise a toast.

"From children to the elderly, all consume 'mandia pej'. Apart from keeping the body cool, it is also very nutritious. During summer, we reduce rice consumption and drink more of 'mandia pej' instead. We can never have enough of it," another Siribeda resident said.