Chaku - a sweet made from hardened molasses, which is cooked with ghee, milk and topped with coconut, dates or nuts.
Chaku is made by boiling the molasses mixture in a large pot, and then pouring it out to cool. It is used in popular Newri dish "Yomari". It is preferred specially in winter. In maghe shankranti chaku is one of the main dish served.
