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Ravinder Bhogal

Koftas, keemas and rice paper rolls: Ravinder Bhogal’s recipes for cooking with mince

Ravinder Bhogal's mince recipes – chicken kofte, sloppy joes and crisp pork mince rice-paper rolls.
Mince charming (clockwise from top left): Ravinder Bhogal’s chicken kofte, sloppy joes and crisp pork mince rice-paper rolls. Photograph: Ola O Smit/The Guardian. Food styling: Sam Dixon. Prop styling: Anna Wilkins. Food styling assistant: Connie Simons.

Mince has a reputation for being cheap, uninspiring and bland, but there’s so much more to it than just spag bol and burgers. If you buy the best quality you can afford, and season it imaginatively, mince is versatile, quick to cook and nourishing. From ragu to laab, every culture has a favourite mince dish; these dishes use ground chicken, lamb and pork, and are boldly seasoned with Asian spices and condiments to warm you up on chilly nights.

Chicken and cardamom koftas in yoghurt sauce

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