Just posting to introduce myself:  I'm Bob, married, now retired,  two grown up girls, one in Nice and one at home.  Well, I'm getting on a bit now and have been addicted to curry for nearly 40 years but only seem to get a TA BIR curry on family birthdays and special occasions these days so I'm looking to be able to make them at home.  My wife and I have tried on and off over the years but our attempts have always missed the mark considerably.  I have made one base gravy recently with a subsequent curry but that still had that "home made, not quite got it" appearance and taste.  Disappointing but I'm not giving up on one unsuccessful attempt and have bought The Curry Secret and the follow up book and also the Undercover Curry book.  Now I have also found this jolly site too, so with all this information suddenly available to me I feel fired up ready to have another go.  Wish me luck!