Why give them 1 out of 10 give them a zero or even a minus; if they are that bad why give them any score out of ten at all?

I don't think you would get that much chicken from any takeaway LOL,looks good.

I like the look of the prawn madras CA

Looks very nice AST well done

Keep up the good work AST

Hi Smokenspices

Sorry if I sounded negative, trust me I didn't mean it to come across that way. I was definitely going to make another curry out the base and add more garlic, ginger and increase the spice quantity to the final dish but alas she's gone and launched it.

I am not not after a base that already tastes like a curry that defeats the objective I just followed your madras recipe and it did nothing for me, hence I think that maybe increasing the spices in the final dish would have possibly made it taste better, I know I like my curries hot but I also like them tasty but I just didn't achieve it on this attempt.

When I made the madras it looked the part but sadly for me personally there was nothing there, however,I have no doubt that you have gone to a great effort to get this recipe and post it on the forum and for that I commend you.

It is my opinion that a larger quantity of garlic,ginger and spices are used in the base recipe, there is a topic on this forum that suggests we pay for the secret base recipe you all know my views on that topic; and lets face it who is ever going to give away what we all regard as our greatest mystery.

As long as we are all cooking curries and enjoying them then thats the main issue it has been suggested that no two takeaways or BIR's taste the same, and I agree, therefore there is no secret. People who I cook for have told me they have paid good money in top restaurants and mine beats them hands down, now that surely has got to be the greatest compliment, I know it makes me feel proud of my creations.

One of my oldest friends many years ago put me on the quest for our own Holy Grail and a few months ago I gave him a carton of my base sauce (frozen) I asked him to smell it; he said "but its frozen" I said smell it and he said its like walking into an Indian restaurant he went home and cooked his best ever curry with it and nagged me for the recipe I of course obliged.

I thank this forum for what I have learned and people like yourself for continuing the quest; I do not believe there is any secret only self belief, I know like a lot of others on this site that we can cook better than these so called professionals and I no longer sponsor their hunger to extort our hard earned money with their very poor efforts.

Keep up the good work and enjoy this site its is without doubt the best on the www and I have no doubt that future generations will make great curries when they hit on this site.

Regards

EHC

Hi Jeera
I bought a new batch of spices last Sunday which I used whilst making this base, I'm glad it works for you and yes you are probably right it could be a case of one mans meat is another mans poison if you know what I mean, its all about taste and I found this too be very bland in the final dish.

I was going to give it another try tonight but my wife has thrown away the base whilst I am in work and told me that she has bought more onions & green pepper so I am going back to ifindforu's base.

Regards

EHC

Cheers AST my apologies for the name mix up its just that I seen your name used so often with this recipe that I assumed it was yours.

I look forward to reading your future posts.

regards

EHC

Hi AST

What I am saying is that this base in my opinion did not live up to my expectations, there is a lot of people on the site that are very happy with it, but its is not for me.

I think you will find, (ifindforu's) base a lot different to the base you posted, lots more spices, garlic, ginger etc I get great results everytime and consistently reproduce the smell and taste that I had been seeking for many a year. I personally think a lot of what I am producing comes from the oil I use in the base (pure mustard oil),in your base I used as instructed vegetable oil.

I don't want you to feel bad about what I have said, I just think for me it was a  step backwards to what I am currently producing. However, top marks for getting the recipe and creating such interest in the site again, its nice to have a debate, well done.

Regards

EHC

Made this base last night and followed the instructions to the letter, scooped off the froth and the oil floated exactly as stated. It did look like a thin soup and tasted quite bland. However, I cracked on with it and made the Madras as per the recipe; what can I say, probably the worst curry I have made in years for me this is not as good as Kris Dhillon's (curry secret) base which I feel I surpassed years ago (although KD's base was a great starting point).

AS far as I am concerned the best base to date is ifinforu's (A great curry base recipe)I get superb results every time.

I thank you for the recipe and you can't really comment unless you make the effort and try it, as I did. If others on this site are happy with this recipe then I am pleased for them, thats what makes this site great, helping oneanother.

Curry on

EHC