ah, just found this which definitely answers my question!!

http://bircurries.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=143&t=502

..I'll give it a go.....

anyone ever tried growing from seed?

yeh looks good but aren't you supposed to chop the coriander and 'sprinkle' over rather than simply throw the whole plant on :lol:

Yes Pete, it works and whats more its quick (and simple) and doesn't stink the house out and upset the wife (well not much anyhow!!)

Thanks, I didn't really follow any recipes, just sort of ad-libbed it and thought I'd try a curry sauce without much oil and it turned out great, I've started adding water and reducing and repeating about 4 times and it seems to give a nice rounded taste and I don't have to muck about with any bases...

Made this last night without using any base, it was v nice, I didn't use much oil for the sauce and made it quite dry