It certainly is I took the liberty of starting a new thread...

https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=4820.0

I can't wait either!!!!  My base sauce pot arrived today from EBay(it looks huge on the top of my cooker!!!)  I'm really hoping for some great results from this guy.I have to confess that although I have been on this forum pretty much since it started,I've not cooked anything for a long long time...I'm keeping my fingers crossed!!!

Well he did have a look through all of my kitchen equipment and the only thing I didn't have was a large base sauce pot.I do have a largish saucepan but he said it wasn't big enough.Forgot to say he is going to get the necessary spices for me from his local cash and carry.He's going to Email before the first lesson with all the fresh stuff I need(he did mention a sack of onions so it's going to be a full scale sauce)

Brought a set of three from Ebay for ?20...6,8 and 11 litres...that should do the job!!

Thanks guys think I'll get another blender as well

Looking on eBay now.What size should I go for????11 litres capacity or 15 litres??? Probably a silly question but should I have two??? After all once the base sauce has been finished it has to be blended bit by bit in my blender and then slowly transferred into another large pan(he said my jug blender would be adequate by the way)

I live in Grays in Essex (not far from the Lakside Shopping Centre)

I'm pretty sure he'd be happy for me to film it.There's going to be a lot of info to take in so I will be taking notes,pictures as well.Does anyone know where I may be able to purchase a big pot for my base sauce???  Looked around here where I live and they're all pretty much on the small side.

After a few unexpected delays,I managed to get my Indian chef to come round to today to organise some BIR cooking lessons!!!! Can't tell you how excited I am!!!!!!!
  Very nice chap indeed(he works in a restaurant in Ilford near London) we spent about an hour chatting and running through the lessons.I have booked ten lessons each at ?25 (normally ?30) so hopefully by the end of them I should be well in the way to producing half decent BIR curries.
  First lesson is on Mon 2nd August and this will be base sauce techniques.He seemed impressed with the knowledge I already have and said anything I wanted to know I only had to ask!!!!! He added once I've mastered a half decent base sauce I will be able to produce anything on an average restaurant menu.He will bring the necessary spices(he always uses Rajah),the only thing I have to buy is a huge pot for the base sauce.I will keep you posted!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Once he had finished cooking my madras he put it to one side on another ring,he did stir it again maybee twice If I  remember correctly.He did not taste any of it though.I'm quite convinced now I've seen a madras cooked up close that the 'taste' has got to be in the base.I watched him very closely throughout and there were very few other ingredients that went into it.The madras sauce was very spicy with a strong tomato flavour(as was the oil that had separated within the sauce).The base sauce also went into the bombay potato and this too had the same distinctive flavour