Lived in the US since @2004 or so and am usually back in the UK 2-3 times a year but haven't been back in a couple of years and I am getting withdrawal symptoms from a proper BIR curry. The Indian food here is a poor representation of what is on offer in the UK.  I asked for poppadoms in our local the first time I went in there and was told noone called Papa Dom worked there??! That pretty much told me what to expect and it wasn't good.

I am not looking to be a master chef but if I could put together a handful of decent BIR curries it would make my year. Every time I have tried to make a curry it tastes like a tomato sauce with too many uncooked spices in it, nasty stuff.

Looking forward to learning some mainstay recipes.

Paul