Hi Lorrydoo,  I don't think we will ever achieve an exact carbon copy BIR curry. That said, I do believe we can get damn close.

My image of a typical BIR kitchen is one where all the preparation is done during the day when the restaurant is closed. The base sauce is made up of cheapish ingredients keeping it(basic). Large containers of onions/garlic/ginger and chili peppers. An abundance of spices etc. So it only takes a short time to make up a curry.

I have posted a recipe in the Authentic section of this forum. This is the closest I have come to a BIR. The difference being it took me an hour and a half or so to prepare and cook (you wouldn't wait that long in a takeaway/restaurant)but if you add the preparation time during the day and add to the time cooked on an evening they are virtually the same.

Am I making any sense or talking rubbish? 

Hi Spencerman,  I will certainly be using your pictures as a reference when I cook this base again, you have it spot on. well done...

Hi fishingblade 1889,  welcome aboard. There is lots to choose from here, and I can recommend Darth`s/Stews and Onions base sauce. As Dominatrixxx says, without any bad results. As for a North/South divide I have had a different tasting curry from BIR`s from the opposite sides of the same street.

       Happy cooking.... ;D ;D

The end result looks just right, mine seemed to be a little watery, so perhaps I made a slight error in a quantity somewhere. I found if you freeze it and then have it at a later date it tastes even better. I will have another stab at it soon but I am trying to work my way around some of the other splendid recipes on this site.

       Keep up the good work... ;D

Wow !  Those pictures are amazing Spencerman. I have done Darth`s base and Madras and I must say it didn't look as colourful as yours. It tasted nice though. I bet that tasted the business. Nice one chap....

                             ;D ;D

Hi Spencerman,  welcome aboard matey. You will find everything you need here. Happy cooking.. ;D

Hi boohoo,  we look forward to your input. Welcome aboard.  ;D

Hi fumble,  have done stews base and found it to be very good  ;D . I know what you mean about KD`s boiling ginger/garlic/onion  what a pong! Sounds like you could be on to something. I think, it doesn't matter too much about base sauce its what you do prior to adding the base that makes the curry. Spice mix/order of adding ingriedients that sort of thing. Keep posting your results...... ;D ;D

Hi danuck,  do you mean the onion salad you get as a starter with popadams, or is it a smooth chutney paste? I am sure its here somewhere and I dare say someone will point you in the right direction. 

Hi danuck,  and I know all here at cr0 will be keen to see your pictures. Darth`s base is a good one to try, and there are plenty of other very good recipes here for you to try. Happy cooking and let us know how you get on... ;D