The Kind Bowl Vegan Café’s Singaporean Fusion Cuisine, Part 2 of 2 – Fragrant Herbal Rice & Delightful Vegan Chocolate Mousse

Chef Jessica Nguyễn, the owner of The Kind Bowl, opened the vegan café in June 2020 in Singapore to fulfill her passion for sharing quality plant-based foods with the world. Her mission is to raise awareness amongst the public of their social and environmental responsibilities to “Go Green” to reduce their carbon footprints for a sustainable world. Today, she will show us two more fascinating vegan fusion dishes. “The first recipe that I’ll be sharing is Fragrant Herbal Rice.” “First, chop all the herbs finely, and add olive oil in a mixing bowl and set it aside. Now, let’s toast the vegan fish or vegan ham until golden brown.” “You do not need to stir it; just let the vegan fish cook slowly until golden brown. Now, we mix all the ingredients together with the rice in the big bowl.” “After mixing the rice with all the ingredients, we will add the roasted pine nuts into the rice, and we just give it a mix. And that’s it.” “We will now prepare some delightful chocolate mousse. This delectable vegan dessert is an all-time favorite of people of all ages. Here’s where East meets West as we combine chocolate with coconut - a tropical fruit commonly found on Southeast Asia’s islands.” “Now, we’ll add the coconut cream into the mixing bowl, and we add the cocoa powder, sugar, syrup and mix the cream until it’s smooth. Whip it until it forms a mousse-like texture. Keep it chilled inside the fridge. Now, we crush the walnuts. Set aside the walnuts. (Next), we melt the chocolate over the boiling water. Let’s assemble the chocolate mousse cups. We’ll add a layer of crushed walnuts, and another layer will be the coconut cream and the last layer; we add the melted chocolate. And lastly, we use the rose petals as a topping. We put it in the fridge for 20 minutes for the best taste. Our delightful (vegan) chocolate mousse is now ready.”