Thanks for all the replies, I actually had methi a few years ago with little or no stalks in it, funny thing was I never used it at that point and ended up binning it  : Oh well.

Hi, as the title says I am looking for recommendations for decent methi. At the moment I am using MDH brand, which is full of stalks and does not rub down very well, can you help? Cheers   

Hi, I got this badboy years ago, it is a Titan peeler, it will peel just about anything, check out the serrated teeth, I gave myself a few sore ones with this peeler early doors, it is so sharp you have to show it some respect 
You can buy them on Amazon or Ebay.

Hi Mick, I used this recipe posted by Curry King:

https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,539.0.html

As I mentioned I have made your tikka a few times, the last time I added some Pataks tikka paste that was lingering in the fridge, I did not think that it added anything to the taste and will be sticking to your recipe in future (but dropping the star anise  )

Hi, I have made this tikka a few times now, I agree with dropping the yoghurt, it does make it less "cakey". The only change I have made is omitting the star anise (I included it last time, but felt that the flavour took over a bit) and adding a bit of colour. In my opinion the use of the mint sauce gives this tikka a little extra something. Well done on a good and consistent recipe, used tikka to make a CTM  ;D