Vinda looo, Like yourself I spent quite some time a few years ago delivering for my favorite local takeaway in South Shields named the Stanhope Tandoori.

Sorry Chilli, with reference to my last post, I did mean Jaggery, not demera. Paul 

 ;D Hi Roundboy, welcome to the ultimate quest, please feel free to provide your own valium,  ;D ;D.

 ;D ;D Hey Hey Chilli Prawn nice to see you back mate, how was the holiday. Regards Paul

Hi gang, Like most of us I too am totaly mistified regarding the missing link { the taste }. I am now 99.9 % sure it is because the average B.I.R. boil the chicken first, thus a ready stock, once boiled removed from the stock pot, the the onions, spices,veg ect are added. The other thing as in one of my earlier posts is the fact that I have actualy witnessed chef's placing a bag {muslin } containing ginger,garlic, cloves, and spices into the middle of the pile of onions, the removed before liquising. Could it be that we in general are over doing things by leaving the whole amounts of garlic, ginger ect in the stock too long. I have tried several times boiling the chicken and using this as a natural stock instead of knorr catering paste and have always enjoyed the flavor much better, I also on occation added a couple of table spoons of demerer sugar before liqidising. And this method only produces the closest to the taste I find. But again this is my personal opinion.
In a strange sort of way I feel we are going end up flabbergasted or in a local mental hospital when the missing link is found and the perfect base is created. Cheer's Paul   

Thanks for you're adaption to the chicken tikka recipe Darth, I can't wait to see if it blows Layne's away  : :. {A darkside influenced tikka mmmmm }.  ;D ;D

 ;D Hi Rogan john, Welcome to to greatest curry recipe site on the net. I'm pleased you're already having success, may you continue to do so. Any advice needed we're always here. Cheers Paul

Hi William, try this one as it's a well know dish from Kerala. Just add as much chilli as required.

https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,2462.0.html

A big Hi Ya from me too Tomec and welcome to our Mecca.

No need for garlic then Ashes, ;D ;D ;D. I just knew there would be a boffin in here somewhere.