Welcome to the forum Micky, enjoy your travels.

No CK you've got it in one mate 

Hi EL hope i cleared it up in my PM.

I answer to El's question about splitting the base .....

Basically i cook all the Spices, Garlic & Ginger puree in the biggest pot, then put the remaining vegetable ingredients in both pots as they cook & reduce i spoon some of the juices from the big pot into the smaller pot to keep it moist & to transfer the Spice juice over to ensure a more even taste when finally combining/pureeing the two pots (See below).
Close to the end of cooking you should be able to transfer much of the ingredients from the smaller pot to the bigger one.
When you start to puree the ingredients in the bigger pot the liquid level goes down so you can add almost all of the ingredients from the smaller pot to the bigger one.

It is as easy as that, this is why being so particular about measurements makes me laugh, i make bloody good Bir copies of Curries & I'm really slap dash (Chefs Spoon that'll do me  ;D) As long as you make enough to ensure the margin of error just doesn't count, that seems to be the trick & as soon as i started making big batches i noticed a 0 failure rate, unlike before when i made smaller batches, then you can concentrate of the hardest part, getting the final dish right. 
I'm not Orthodox, but my method works for me & most who have tried it.....Go for it EL, and you can make any dish you like with the base if you reduse the amount of Chilli powder accordingly.
Also instead of wasting your base that didn't turn out that well, you can make a really nice Stew with it.
One thing to remember though EL many good bases don't always taste that good , many are bland.
Hope this is of use all you peeps.
Cheers for now 

I'm glad people are starting to try this recipe & I'm also very glad to see the amount of success from those who dare try .Keep kooking !! ;D

Hi Merry.
If you look at the poll results showing the recipes & how many votes they have you should see next to the one you originally voted for some text saying Remove Vote, i think you click on that & it will remove your vote only so you can vote for another.
Hope this is of some help, I'm sure the admins will clarify this better. 

I have to agree, you must try some bases & recipes here & decide for yourself which suites your particular pallet, it may not be the easy answer you are looking for (like many of us in the beginning were hoping for) but it will give you greater insight into the machinations of curry cooking & in the long run give you much better results, i have spent at least 2-3 years experimenting until i found what works best for myself,it is good to try KD for a very basic understanding of recipes & methods i found it gave me a good foundation to start with but you will soon move on & come to the same conclusion, the best recipes are here matey, but please take the steady path to Curry enlightenment.

Enjoy the ride.

This is as close as i can get to "A smug smiley"    ;D

Hi EL.
My base shouldn't taste like vegetable soup , it should be virtually edible on its own, but not quite, if you know what i mean, perhaps halving the ingredients was the reason for you problem, anything you need to know just ask.
Cheers.

Hi Berni, welcome.

Welcome ringoffire, hope you find some good tips from the forum & its members

Hi Greg , welcome to the forum, Feel free to ask any questions from the peeps here at cr0 there is a mountain of information for you to climb & we are your faithfull guides. ;D