Alex UK;
Try it. You'll never eat in an Indian restaurant again. It takes a few minutes to toast the spices, grind them, do all the chopping, blending etc. but it's worth it.
I used to use Patak's sauce(not the paste), but not any more.
RC
Nothing quite as satisfying as making a Curry at home that tastes better than a restaurant
Some people have no idea what they're doing and a lot of them are really good at it. George Carlin