Im from Accrington in lancashire so there are lots of asian grocery shops close by.

I'm brand new to making my own  BIR curry even though I do like to dabble in a bit of cooking. Anyway I found this site today, which inspired me to go down to my local asian spice shop and stock up on some basics including their own "spice mix" and "Tandoori masala". As I had the day off I spent the afternoon creating "my own" Tandoori Chicken marinade posted by CA.
Not content to stop there with a growing hunger I went on to make CA's Curry base followed by his Chicken Jalfrezi. I had to compromise on a couple of ingredients but reckon I stayed within 90% of the ingredients and measures. I delivered it to the table this evening with an element of intrepidation as I awaited the verdict. Thumbs up from Mrs W and my 13, 7, 3 and 2 year old girls. Without a shadow of a doubt the best curry I have ever created and all thanks to this site and its members (Thanks CA!)
Looks like Im going to be spending a lot more time learning the ropes on here