Shikanji

Shikanji is a lemon-based drink popular in the Punjab region of northern India and Pakistan.

It is based on Sekanjabin, a traditional Persian sweet-and-sour syrup. In the 10th century, physician Ibn Sina wrote about its health benefits in a manuscript "Benefits of the drink called Sekanjabin"

Alternative names include shikanjvi, shikanjbi and shikanjbeen. Shikanji is distinct from lemonade, and often contains other ingredients such as salt, saffron and cumin.

• A Shikanji lemonade seller, outside Red Fort, Delhi, India.