CP can you repost the updated UCB recipe please as the quantity of ingredients are not clear (for the size of pot).

Also, I assume the whole spices are removed at some point before blending ? When ?

One final thing on the tomato base. You use half a pint of ghee and only 4 chef spoons of tomato puree. This sounds like too much ghee - can you double check please. And do you think we could use oil instead ? (slighly better for you)

thanks.

Really sorry to hear that CC. That is devastating news.

My thoughts are with you both.

That looks great. Well done !!

Layne, what is the Henkels product type of those knives ?

Look great btw

PS. Amazon looks cheaper than ebay for these.

Has anyone tried this base yet ?

I'm getting too fat for experimentation at the moment, but this does look the business.

CP can you confirm the amount of tomato puree ? Is it really 400g worth ? Do you have a brand name and tell us if it is double concentrate or not ?

Chris, try this link http://www.simplyspice.co.uk/garlic-paste-p-852.html

Good asian grocers stock them also.

Laziza brand is fantastic with a really fresh taste and smell. They do pastes for garlic, ginger or both combined. It works out cheaper than buying bulbs too and *much* less hassle.

Wow that looks f***in fantastic.

Sorry but it definately tasted like a KD curry that I'd made years ago. It was very nice but not what I was searching for.

fyi.. the soap was pointless too.

I  was trying to say that maybe the fried tomatoes is *the* key step. I've tried the KD version loads of times in the past and had mixed results. I've put my best results down to being drunk at time of cooking and ars*holed at time of eating

I'm a bit pissed right now, so things are looking up for this one.