Ok, result time.
The feedback was by no means conclusive but enlightening nevertheless and the buggers went through the research material like a bloody plague of locusts

Opinion one from a wannabe chef but not BIR orientated (and an unexpected taste tester) was that the ifindforu's verion had it by a nose. It had a slight sweetness about it and tasted a little hotter than Abdul's. The heat was the right level for him (lightweight

) and he then proceded to describe my curries as "lush".

Second up serious madras curry eater (oh christ no

). Both look the dogs bollocks he said

(phew). There was a serious amount of savouring of both offerings and then a double take

. Abdul drew level with a comment of a stronger flavour and a longer after taste compared to the competition which had a sweeter note.
Next up another serious curry lover (but nothing too hot and he had concerns knowing my preferred heat levels

). Look of total shock on his face at the first mouthful

. He could actually eat it and taste it and there was no need at all for a fire extinguisher

. Really tasty curries that look no different from the local TA. Abdul's nudges ahead with a comment of a slightly deeper more robust tasting dish but not a lot in it. Ifindforu's was slightly hotter in taste

Third curry lover wades in, has a good feed on both and declares they are both lovely and as good as his local TA and very little difference between the two in flavour

. Not much help

Surprise tester, a frenchman chips in, enjoys both offerings, very tasty and loads of good flavour which lingers. A nice heat remaining afterwards. Then he declares that he only has maybe two or three takeaways during the year. Too health conscious for my liking.
Being the chef i have the casting vote and i did my test before the human dysons arrived

.
When I first got home and opened the Jalpur and smelt it I was a bit taken aback and very sceptical about it delivering a good result unless used very carefully. It is probably the most pungent commercial garam masala I have come across. It