Hi Brian, well youve finally hit the nail right smack bang on the head.
I've watched the guys load the vans belonging to restuarants at the cash n carry in Bristol - what do you see?? - chilli, tumeric, coriander, paprika, etc, etc, etc.......
I said months, months, months ago - there is no secret ingredient in restuarant curry - your right - its all here on the site. Someone who still posts here regularly suggested i didn't know what i was talking about, well that's maybe because i've only been doing it for about 25 years.
As far as i'm concerned - pooling the info found on this site, i have finally cracked it, yes I'm there at last - and yes i have learned a lot from lots of different poeple's ideas. In fact, I still wouldn't be there if I had never found this great site.
Many thanks to all the hard workers on this site for offering their opinions and helpful ideas.
Joe