Mylapore’s Ganapathy’s Butter
& Ghee, celebrating its 75th year, is a haven for healthy, homemade foods.
Changing times: Started stocking appalam, podi,
vadam and pickle sourced locally in the neighbourhood. Among the pickle varieties (over
50), the special avaka and vadu maanga are most popular.
Since inception, the shop has been selling two types of butter and ghee —
cooking butter/ghee from buffalo milk and cow’s milk butter and ghee.
“Right from my grandfather’s
days, we have been making ghee from butter, following traditional processes in
our homes. Our process takes three to four hours, giving it a good aroma and
flavour,” says S Saravanan.
Focus on health “We have started sourcing
vaagai mara chekku oil (wooden cold pressed) from our native town. We have
shifted our focus to health food, and therefore millet-based ready-to-make
tiffin items such as navadhanya adai mix, thinai kichidi and kanji mavu are
also available,” says Saravanan.
Apart from the traditional sweets
of Tamil Nadu, such as adhirasam, somas, kamarkat and thaen mittai, the
brothers are taking efforts to bring in regional specialities (sweets and
savories) as well — Kovilpatti kadalai mittai, Srivilliputhur palgova,
Tirunelveli halwa (from Iruttu Kadai), Thoothukudi achu murukku. They source
palm jaggery and palm sugar from Udangudi, veppilakatti from Palakkad and honey
from Marthandam. Customers across Chennai can
currently place orders over the phone, and have their products delivered to
their homes.
@Ganapathy’s Butter & Ghee, 14, Chitrakulam west street, Mylapore,9840359274
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