Hi Razor,yes i will give the onion paste a go once i get a processor as it says to blitz the onions,my weak hand blender just couldnt do that!!

Regarding the rice,no need to defrost first? And would a drop of water in it help?
Thanks for all your help

Well just had my Madras and yes,pleasantly surprised,although my g/f said it taste just like all my other curries,but i tasted more depth to it,was lovely.

Didnt think it would turn out great but must say it was superb,just like a bir i thought.

One question,got lots of rice left,can this be frozen?If so how do you cook it next time and how long can you keep it in the freezer?

Hi Razor,post pics? you may as well ask me if i can fly unaided!!

Shame my girlfriends at work she knows all that,but i have managed to operate the camera,phew,so have took a couple,i will do a couple of the finished Madras later and then get her to upload the pics for everyones amusement ;D

As your here Razor,well its only fair i ask you another question lol
In your Madras recipe it says use 300 ml of the base,would this be enough for 2 people?
Cheers mate.

Well ive made the base now,had it cooking for 2 hours,looks good although i could not blend it completly as i do not have a processor just a hand blender.

Have made Razors spice mix up and will be trying a Madras tonight although i wont be making the onion paste as said,no real way of blitzing it.

Ignore this bit i wrote-

One thing,Admins does not contain curry powder where as yours does,any reason?

Im getting my base and spice mix up grrrrrrrrr,told ya my mind is bubbling!!

Hi,im nearly near to making up my mind on what base and mix i am going to try.

Razor i am going to make your spice mix i was also going to do your base but the reason why i am not,is because i have no scales to weigh the onions,ginger etc,poor excuse but the truth,i must buy a set soon as i like your base recipe.

However i am going to incorperate some of your spices into Admins.IE methi,all seasoning.
One thing,Admins does not contain curry powder where as yours does,any reason?

And one thing in Admins base coufuses me,this part-

4. Blend onions with 1 tin toms, garlic bulbs, ginger & some water until become a puree / has a soup like texture.

Would you not fry the garlic and ginger after the onions,then blend it all together?

Hopefully Admin might answer this,but i am sure if you are here Razor your knowledge will help me out :

Right,i have got all my ingredients now,however another question!!!!
Looking through all the base recipes,Admins caught my eye as it is similar to one i was told of many moons ago,however Razor i do like your list of ingredients,so has anyone mixed 2 different bases before?
Also Razor,your one asks for Coriander stalks,so why not the leaf as well?
Also going through your recipes it says make a base,make a spice mix and make an onion paste,Then make the curry!!! So thats 4 steps per curry?
Sorry for the silly questions,trying not to frazzle my mind here!!

One more (dumb) question,lets say i make a base,razors,curry kings etc,if i use Razor's does that mean i have to follow his recipe for a bhuna,madras etc or could i use one persons base and use someone else's recipe with it!!

My mind is ready to explode.

Having read through the Bruce Edwards base and curry recipe,i notice some like it some people don't.
The more i read here the more confused i become,everyone has different recipes to each other.There lies the problem,what are we trying to recreate?

If we went to ten Indian restaurants and ordered the same curry,i bet all 10 would differ to each other in taste and texture,so what are we trying to do? Also i doubt you would get 10 "blinding" curries,ive been places where a frozen tesco curry would of seemed the better choice and cheaper!!

Think i will stick to my "basic" recipe,it works,no need for making bases and the like,i mean im not cooking for over 10 people at once so dont really see the need,i know i can freeze the base,but frozen items seem to take on another dimension.

However,I will try a base but it seems to be more trouble than its worth,i have tried one base of here many months ago(cannot remember which one)and to be honest,it never gave me an "improved" curry.

I have a few recipes that i have tinkered with in the past,which seem fine to me and others who eat it,i am always trying out different combinations.

The one bit of useful information from Bruce's recipe was the frying of the spices,this i suspect is where a curry is won or lost.

Anyhow,each to his own i guess,as in 10 Indian restuarants,just what are we searching for? :

Cheers Parker i will take a look,god so many to choose from where does one start!!!!!