Hello everyone and happy holidays to you.

I'd actually forgotten I'd joined this forum some time ago until recently I got an forum email.  As such it rekindled my interest into many subjects discussed here and hence my post.

In summary I've been cooking Indian dishes for some time but I've always put all the ingredients into the pan during the cooking session prior to eating.  I've never done any preparation, or made bases or pre-cooked meats etc so I am intrigued by the topics of discussion on here.

I think my main question is, why at home do people make bases/precook meats etc rather than cooking on demand?

I'm guessing it's speed convenience, or is it based totally on taste and that the pre-prepared bases etc give much more depth of flavour?  Would one of these dishes be 10 times better than my cook in 1 go curries?

I'm going to head down the road of making some bases at home and just wanted a bit of guidance/confirmation as to what I'd be doing and why I'd be doing it!

Any comments welcomed!

I'll be heading to the help for starters posts next!

cheers

spadds