Hi Dai, another newbie here and haven't had a go at any of the curries yet - hopefully this weekend! What I have noticed is that a lot of the recipies add one ladle of base straight after frying the spices in the oil and the rest a couple of steps down the line. Presumably this means that you should be able to get away with using a relatively small amount of base initaiily and then adding more later on (if required) to achieve the desired consistency and taste. I can't imagine that it would be that critical - especially with such a wide range of bases knocking about. Anyway, hope this helps - here's what looks like a good recipe for CTM if you're still looking for one: https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,539.0.html If it turns out as good as it looks in these pics i don't think you'll be disapointed! https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=890.0
Just a quick note to say hi from Halifax. I've spent a happy couple of nights browsing this site and have been thoroughly inspired! We have some fantasic curry houses around this neck of the woods and really looking forward to getting stuck into making my favourite dishes at home. I just need to decide on which base to start with - at the moment it's either Darth's or Terry's, hmm...