As with all things it is personal taste/preference..When I make a curry for the first time, I follow the authors recipe to the letter and judge the curry based on that. However, the next time I make it I will make any alterations which I see fit to make the curry exactly or more closely to my tastes.
In my opinion, it would help if when a member posts a recipe, they state which base and which spice mixes they used as just altering the base gravy can have a huge effect on the resulting curry.

I also use the bruce edwards spice mix (unless a specific mix is mentioned in the recipe itself). I have tried a few, but I guess the Bruce Edward's mix is my default mix

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