sounds good Iv got IFIND4YOUs powder mix at the moment which contains the recommended Jalpur garam masala its freely available here in Lancashire due to the large Asian community's & costs ?1.75 a box iv seen it sold on eBay up to ? 8.00
I`ll put that on the short list & post back  the end of next week to let you know the results I`ll post photos to
thanks nat.

Hi iv not posted or read in a long time but now I?m back love the new look site my question is I?m making a lamb curry with a lamb shoulder immersed in the sauce to cook slowly over a couple of hours till it falls off the bone it tried it with a shop bought marks & Spencer madras to start now I?d like to do it all by myself the sauces iv done on here before consist of a base then  quick sauce to finish nothing that would not ?cook out? over two hours  I thought of a spice rub on the raw meat first consisting of curry powder garam masala & cumin  then in the fridge for a day as for the sauce well over to you guys ?.

i made this during the summer for a party we held they thought i had bought it in from a take away nuf said.

i ,I've been using ifindforu`s final final base recently
my wife commented that the take aways we have when i don't cook are very samey lacking a depth of flavour that chewy tikka mentioned so i`I've bought some fresh sainsburys beef stock which i will add to the final dish on Friday i`ll let you know what its like Saturday.

just one thing this sauce is best made fresh i ate it immediately & it had a depth of flavors with that TA savory hit i then cooked raw chicken in it & the flavour was flat & had definitely lost something i`ll use precooked in future.

looks like your next move is"UP" to resturant level go for it what can you lose good luck

i used 600ml of CT`S base 2 heaped tsp of IFFU`S mix & 2 onions about 0.70mm diameter & just powdered fenugreek from the Asian shop I think it was eastend it would probably feed three people or one of my mates
i thought the oil was available @ASDA don't say i`I've found the holy grail but lost the ingredients i only have the one 250ml bottle
i read a few years back that the spiced oil to start a gravy was called a rogan is that the like the surplus oil on a roganjosh heavily laced with spices/tomatoes etc.

my header refers to the members who have posted their recipes & tips
i cant find the original  thread but the other day someone suggested using CHALICE CURRY OIL from aldi available in hot or mild also available form some asdas
i used chewy tikkas base IFINDFORU`S spice mix with julpar garam masala about 100 ml Of chalice hot curry oil as it has been suggested i used powdered fenugreek & a large pinch of MSG right at the end the sauce i haven't made any chiken yet though the sauce is  exactly the same as a madras available from the amonbagh take away in preston
to make it put 100mils of chalice hot curry oil in the sauce pan
add two finely diced onions mine were from lidl then at this point i added ginger/garlic with the addition of two heaped tsp of minced green chili fry slowly on a low light for  a half an hour till nearly dissolved & sweet
then follow chewytikkas recipe but with the addition of heaped 1 tsp of ground fenugreek don't forget to omit the ginger/garlic as it has already been added
thanks guys the credits all on you.
add a large pinch of MSG right at the end ;D

i use MSG in my curries it dose make a difference a good pinch right at the end, talking about making you thirsty pizza from my local TA wakes me up at night or is that garlic salt.

hi i  thanks Phil  i tried chewytikkas madras & it was everything you said it was the only thing i did different was i poached the chiken in one tsp of Marigold Swiss vegetable bouillon about 3/4 litre remains after evaporation in the oven then i added that to his base
not being content with that i used the remains of chewys base with ifindforyou`s spice mix incidentally i bought the julpar garammasala in preston for ?1.95 175grams
a nice tang with it to separate the two i`d go with c/t base & if4u`s spice mix but its the firs time i`I've cooked in years i wasn't`t disappointed i`ll go through the site if i have to
back soon  DC. ;D