Now that my curry skills have evolved (will never learn everything about them) I'm increasingly finding that I start creating a meal without really knowing what I'm going to make until it's ready. Tonight is some sort of spicy butter chicken with spinach I think - but that may well change whilst cooking it. Anyone else do that?

No, I try to avoid that, i.e. try to stick to a recipe as close as I can. In the beginning of my BIR cooking I thought I could try this and try that and alter the recipes to what I thought could be worthwile, but in the end had too much curries wasted in the bin because the result was indeed terrible. I think it takes a lot of experience to know what you can do without destroying a meal. And it took me some time to learn the gold old "less is more". Maybe with a lot more experience, one can improvise while cooking, but that

Leodis1970,

Must admit on 1st read I was horrified. If you don't know what you've done how can you repeat and learn so to speak.

Must admit having thought about it I've joined the principle too.

Was making rogan and had some scorched onion slices spare so they went in the mogul. Very nice too.

In short I've realised the opportunity in your approach.

Best wishes,