Curry - how do you make it?

[Asithappens 974]

I use the pastes but want the next level. 

Anybody here does that? 

What do you recommend for the curry (powder? paste?) and veggies. 

Shit. Just remembered that I forgot to put in the lemon grass.

[Dr Fear 1269]

I don't mess with the  stuff, but I remember Alton Brown saying on Good Eats that he never uses anything that says "curry" on the tin when making a curry dish.

This is how he made his:

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/curry-powder-blend-recipe-1942061

[jimmyjazz 46482]

Curry powder is easy from basic ingredients.

A true Indian curry dish tends to have a bazillion ingredients and in all instances, whatever is described as "easy" isn't.  About as far as I've gotten is making a mean vindaloo, but that's really more of a Portugese/Indian hybrid (although delicious).  

Also, use fresh ginger.  Lots of it.  My meager Indian/Persian attempts have gotten much better because of it.

[HenryJames 66285]

Indian curries from scratch. Thai curries from Maesri.

[MobstaM 8]

My mom (and most other Indian women I knew growing up) made her own, but also used a couple of store-bought brands that you can commonly find at Indian grocery stores

 

https://eastern.in/product-category/masala-blends/page/4/

 

Specifically the chicken and meat masala powders

[Kyrie Eleison 9312]

I use the pastes but want the next level. 
Anybody here does that? 
What do you recommend for the curry (powder? paste?) and veggies. 
Shit. Just remembered that I forgot to put in the lemon grass.

we follow this recipe and it kicks ass...