just sampled the madras apart from me putting a little to much salt & fresh coriander in this was as good if not better than Saturdays take away & i`I've only made it for the first time todaygood call chef. 

i was that eager to start i only read half way down i missed out the coriander & mixed spices i`I've put them in now "what a magnificent aroma" fingers crossed

as of 5 pm its on the stove but i couldn't`t run the video i`m on windows 7 is it absolutely necessary i take it theres no spices in the base

hi  its been quite a while since i last visited the site "looks better to" i`I've been dipping my toes in & out of creating Curry's for the last twenty years or so I've followed recipes on this site to the letter sometimes with success then using the same base the next time it tastes like its out of the tin i` i abandoned it all out of dissapiontment I've been buying takeaways "chicken tikka madras" for the last year or so & noticed the overall quality is dropping but the prices are rising
walking around the local shops & markets there seems to be a bit more choice of fresh ingredients for example theres fresh fenugrek when last time i cooked it was hard to find the dried version
while watching the chefs in open kitchens the ingredients in the final dish is minimal so I'm guessing the flavour is in the base gravy they ladle in
my question is out of all the recipes on this huge site which one would you recommend I'm not a bad cook so i can follow instructions easily but I'm sorry that i have nothing to add to the forum time will tell

 i`m new to this forum but last night i cooked stews base madras & this i gotta try this i`ll let you know how it go`s by  way blossom hill red wine good with madras.