Sri Venkatarami Reddy Pure Ghee Sweets

The kitchen gets really hot in the afternoons, especially when we’ve got the big pots going for the ghee. We are located over at Mehtab Arcade, specifically at 12 13 1282/99/1, and the smell of sugar and frying dough usually drifts out into the hallway. Sri Venkatarami Reddy Pure Ghee Sweets started because we wanted to make the kind of stuff we grew up eating at home. We use a lot of ghee, which is probably why people can smell us from the street. It’s a busy little shop, and there’s usually someone behind the counter packing boxes or weighing out laddoos. We don't use fancy machines for everything; a lot of the work is still done by hand because that’s just how we learned to do it. The floor can get a bit sticky during the festival seasons when we are rushing to keep the trays full. It’s a small family-run type of vibe here, and you’ll often see the same faces coming in every week for their favorites. We don't spend money on big advertisements or anything. Most people find us just by walking past Mehtab Arcade or hearing about it from a neighbor. We just focus on getting the sweetness right and making sure the ghee is fresh. It's a lot of work and long hours standing on our feet, but seeing the trays empty out by evening feels pretty good.