Topic: Are pastes any use in curries?

[Robbo141]

When I lived in the UK, I tried the Pataks pastes to make curries (before I knew what I know now about BIR cooking) and they were always rubbish.   

Oh but remember when Pataks used to do that vindaloo sauce in a tin?  Oh that was great.  Thick and hot.  If I came home after a few jars, to find no chicken in the fridge, I

[Peripatetic Phil]

George's recommendation of Morrison's Aldi's bhuna paste was spot-on.  I personally swear by Laziza products, but the only pastes of theirs which I use are the tandoori marinade and the tikka botti.  Also Patak's catering size "Madras kebab paste" is highly thought of by some, and their consumer size Kashmiri masala has a definite r