I will give you the quickest curry base,
2 onions chopped or small diced,
4-6 fresh tomatoes chopped
half teaspoon salt
half teaspoon sugar
i cup water
fresh chillies to taste
2-3 cans pataks condensed curry sauce(madras or vindaloo

fry onions till browned,add chillies,tomatoes fry together for 10 minutes,
add tins of pataks condensed curry sauce,salt sugar,
stir,put lid on and simmer 45 min to 1 hour,
hey presto curry base for any meat,veg or fish curry you want,
would like to see what your thoughts are,
thanks

Even quicker base

http://www.cook4one.co.uk/c2/bases/c41qbase.html

I have tried this and it is very good for a quick base in a hurry.

Quote from: Unclefrank on August 21, 2012, 12:30 PM
Even quicker base : http://www.cook4one.co.uk/c2/bases/c41qbase.html

Now /that/ looks as if it might work.  I shall have to add the ingredients to my shopping list and give it a go.  And the other C-series bases look good as well.

** Phil.