Hanumakonda: Once a nondescript hamlet in Telangana’s Hanumakonda village – roughly 140 km from Hyderabad – Kummarigudem has earned global recognition now. The reason: tins of ghee from here are shipped out to homes across the US and UK every month. This despite its premium pricing. A tin of ghee procured from a seller in this tiny village costs a steep Rs 3,000 per litre – at least four to five times more than the average cost of other commercially available ghee brands.
Its USP: Superior quality, sourced from the ‘Giri’ breed of cows. Locals say that at least 30 litres to 35 litres of milk is used to eventually churn out one litre of ghee. The usual ratio is 20:1.
“Every two months, we send three to four litres of ghee to my…
