for a lot of people they are happy using pastes or simple spices which is fine. I've found everybody has their own version, which again is fine. But if you was looking for a british restaurant curry then there's only reall one way.
Got some chicken thighs in the oven pre seasoned from yesterday, everyone seasons different so I go like. 8 thighs - score the thighs to the bone, Salt the chicken. Melt butter in a cup, a good bit least half a cup worth. Add.. Mixed herbs Chilli powder Garlic Fine pepper Tiny bit of thyme + a drip of rosewater Sugar, bout 2 tsps, if you like crispy skin. Half a chicken stock cube Stir melted butter til all is good and add to chicken in big bowl, get ya finger is and violate that **** til the butter starts to go solid on the chicken, oven on 180 for 30 mins and another 20 on 160. Ain't putting pics up no more **** you guise.