Alternative names | Chamcham |
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Course | Dessert |
Place of origin | Bangladesh |
Region or state | Bengal region |
Associated cuisine | Bangladesh, India |
Main ingredients | milk, flour, cream, sugar |
Variations | Tangail's Chomchom, Kolkata's Chomchom |
Cham cham, Chomchom or chum chum (Bengali: চমচম) is a traditional Bengali sweet, popular throughout the Indian subcontinent. The sweet comes in a variety of colours, mainly light pink, light yellow, and white. It is made from chickpeas[1] and coated with coconut or mawa flakes as a garnish.