The Laddoo demand has gone up after the controversy of animal fats in Ghee. Now the TTD has stated that pure ghee is being used in the making of Laddoo ever since the new regime has taken over the TTD.
The Tirupati temple is at the centre of a massive row after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu alleged that ghee used to prepare Tirupati laddoos during the previous YSRCP regime contained animal fat.
Every day, over 3 lakh laddoos are prepared at the temple. Pilgrims visiting the temple buy them in large numbers, often to give to friends and relatives.
Ingredients of Tirupati laddu include Bengal gram, cow ghee, sugar,cashews, raisins, and almonds. A whopping 15,000 kg of cow ghee is used daily for preparing laddoos. The Ghee comes in tankers for the
TTD.
The old supplier Nandini has resumed the supplies from July and the taste of Laddoo has improved. The EO of the Temple Shyamala Rao assured the pilgrims that the taste would be improved further.
