Sannas is a steamed rice bread that is traditionally made with coconut toddy (sap of coconut tree) and fresh grated coconut. The flavor of the bread comes from the toddy and coconut. Jaggery is added to make a sweet version of the rice cake / bread. It is light, airy and very similar to an Indian idli.
The sannas batter is thick and is let to ferment for a couple of hours before steaming. The toddy lets the bread rise and makes its sponge. It is usually made forΒ catholic feasts, weddings and auspicious occasions. Since I have no access to toddy in the US, I used yeast. The funky smell of yeast is similar to the smell of fresh toddy and I was very happy with my sannas.
Serving Size: 4-6
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of overnight soaked rice
- 1/2 cup of cooked rice
- 1/2 cup of fresh grated coconut
- 1/4 tsp of dry instant yeast
- 1/2 cup of water
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar (based on taste)
- Salt to taste ( 2-3 pinches)
Directions:
- Grind all the above ingredients to a fine paste.
- Pour in a container and let ferment for 4-6 hours.
- Grease a stainless steel container, pour the batter and steam covered for 30 – 35 minutes. If using idli containers that are much smaller then steam for 15 – 20 minutes.
- Add coconut jaggery for additional sweetness.
Enjoy while hot.
You can also watch my video to see how easy it is to make sannas.
Hey Nandini!
Happy New Year to You and all under Your roof. Long time no recipes. Have You stopped posting recipes?
Have a βFABULISTIC TIMEβ.
Best regards from the fantastically freezing British Isles.
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Sannas is completely new for me, I will sure try it!!
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Hi Nandini, it’s been a long time. I hope all is well with you and your family. I wanted to order the xacuti masala and also cafreal, but I see that the xacuti is not available at the moment? Any idea when if you will be stocking it again? I wanted to make it over Thanksgiving. Thanks so much.
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Hi Loretta, Wishing you a Happy New Years. We are doing well hope the same with you all. I am sorry to have missed your message. I do not get time to be on the blog and had just got on to renew my subscription.
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Hi Nandini! How are you and your family? I am so happy to find your blog again.
This sannas brought back childhood memories for me.
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Hi Sandhya, we are doing good. Hope all is well at your end. I am happy to hear that. Have a great week ahead!
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So nice to hear from you Nandini. Have a great week!
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Lovely ππ½
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Thanks Much π
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Looks delicious and easy to make!!
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Thank You …it is easy π
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I learned something
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Thanks π
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love rice, live cheap.. will try!
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nice…
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Thanks Aman π
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Reblogged this on FizzySun and commented:
Sannas with jaggery is my kind of snack β€
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Thank you for the re-blog π
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Hi
Nandini
Awesome! I will try this!!
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That is awesome Jyoti, Thanks π
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Wow this looks amazing!
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Thank You so much π
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Wow sannas, my favorite, but I’m too afraid I’d mess it up, although you’ve made it look pretty easy to tackle. Missed you around the blogging world. I hope all is well with you and family Nandini. Happy Thanksgiving π
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Thank You Loretta, wishing you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving. I got busy with other stuff trying to catch up π Hope you are doing well. You should give it a try it is easy once you do it π
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Looks yum
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Thank You so much Neetha π
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I am glad it came out nice!
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I was very happy π
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Hey Nandini!
Where were You for such a long time. Missed all Your βDELIGHTFUL RECIPESβ. Goans canβt do without βSANNASβ. Thanks for posting this recipe.
Toodles from Stan the Man from βNippy Englandβ.
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Hi Mr Stan, great to hear from you. I know π just got busy with other stuff. Hope you and Mrs Stan are doing well. Tc
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Nice to read your blog again, and the recipe looks so interesting – rice bread! Thanks.
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Thank You Darryl, I know it has been a while π I hope you and your family are doing well.
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Those are beautiful.
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Thank you Wendy so much π
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This looks beautiful, and fairly simple to make. If Iβm using fresh coconut, could IοΈ use the coconut water instead of plain water in the batter?
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IοΈ wonder if my sourdough starter would work instead of yeast, although that would bring wheat into the recipe… scratch that idea.
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Sourdough starter would mess it up π
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Thank you so much. It is fairly easy to make and coconut water would be a perfect replacement for coconut toddy.
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So nice to hear from you after a while. This is interesting and first time learning of this Goan dish. Thanks.
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Thank you so much, I know it has been a while. Have been busy with other stuff and it takes a lot of my time. I hope you are doing well and have a great week π
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looks delicious!
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Thank you very much π
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