I agree its a very overpowering,  yet flat & sterile taste that is very hard to not notice. When you make a v good Curry its the only thing that stops it being a perfect Curry , even i use less to achieve the taste i require, i find 12 green Bird`s eye chillies with with 2 Desert Spoons of extra hot Chili powder ( for a 3 Curry batch) will give the heat but even then there is that underlying flat taste, thats why I'm also using for fresh Tomatoes to give that sour/sweetness in my Vindalloo/Tindalloo with some salt & i get a very good balance  ;D .

Yes please send me to the sprouting chambers to grow some new Ears weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee never wear Chicken on our feet  : .

& one more thing yes i agree my local makes less harsh tasting Curries ( even the bloody hot one`s) so we may end up omitting some spices. Garam Masala seems to be a major contender for the boot judging by this forum how`s it go less is more . As the years pass by I'm using less & less but getting much better results how about everyone else ? replacing extra hot chili powder with fresh chilies pureed seems also to improve the taste.

Perhaps we should then stuff it like a Nan Bread !!
how would it read on the menu ??
Pat Chapman`s head stuffed with bountiful fresh Vegetables served on rich buttered bread !!
sound quite nice mmmm  ;D ;D ;D
Do you think curry can drive you mad ? perhaps the ancient mariner drank chilled Vindalloo sauce not sea water ??

You will also notice that there is a great shortage of good Curry info on the net, but not here !!
we are all you need, be at one with the Curry collective, let us be your guide!!! Whoops strange moment there . Curries can take over your life but not me I'm down to 9 a week !! ;D ;D ;D ;D

I have found that putting some fresh Tomatoes in  a batch gives it a very nice flavor & makes it closer to my local Take-away. I put 2/4 in a 3 Curry batch anyone else do this to achieve a closer copy ??
Again it looks as though my local uses a lot of fresh a good quality ingredients(remember the Spring onions in the Vindalloo/Tindalloo !!).
So it may not help most of you, but please do try it & let me know or if you have be4fore ,let me know your results.
thanks DARTH put hatred in a curry to spice it up !!! ;D ;D ;D

You`ve been watching me haven't you !! , cluck cluck gibber gibber my old mans a Mushroom etc etc..

Like the idea of many different batches , but i think I'm that close it wont matter as now my Curries are ace !! & i know everyone else makes grand Curries because of this site & that we are all bloody marvelous people aren't we !!!
So its a 30(i already do 15 onion batches !!).
Like the boiling idea thanks.
I had another curry for work today, thats 4 plus one tomorrow & shall i have a Indian this weekend mmm oh alright ( & ill order the Vegetarian dish to see if it does have those little Chicken bits in & moan & find out what they are  ).

We are all here for you .

I`ve used Ghee in the past, same result as all of you, there is no particular taste when used in the Curry process at any point  ( stopped using it a long time ago ).