Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

Mahua

महुआ

Clear spirit distilled from dried mahua flowers, central to Adivasi ritual life

India Wine & spirit Vegetarian One for the adventurous

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
RATE

A full recipe for this dish has not been written yet.

History

Distilled from Madhuca longifolia blossoms across central India; colonial excise law criminalised home distilling, and several states have since legalised it as heritage liquor.

Frequently asked questions

What is Mahua?

Mahua is a wine & spirit from India: clear spirit distilled from dried mahua flowers, central to Adivasi ritual life. Distilled from Madhuca longifolia blossoms across central India; colonial excise law criminalised home distilling, and several states have since legalised it as heritage liquor.

Made with

fruitsugar

Cooked

distilled

Nutrition facts

Nutrition has not been calculated for this dish yet.

The atlas would have to match every ingredient to a food-composition database before it could publish a figure, and an estimate is not worth having if someone is counting on it.

Reviews

No reviews yet.

Cooked this? Say how it went — yours will be the first.

Leave a review

No account needed. Only the fields marked * are required, and an address is never published.

Your rating

More from India

Pav BhajiButtery mashed vegetable curry with toasted buns, Mumbai beach foodRasgullaSpongy Bengali cheese balls poached in light syrupGajar ka HalwaGrated carrots slow-cooked in milk, ghee and nuts; winter treatTandoori ChickenYogurt-spice marinated chicken charred in the tandoor

You'll also love

BurundiKanyangaFiercely strong home-distilled banana or sorghum spiritCroatiaPelinkovacbitter wormwood liqueur, dark and medicinal, drunk chilledLebanonLebanese wineBekaa Valley reds and whites, often blended in a Bordeaux styleSlovakiaMedovinaHoney mead served warm at markets and castle festivals