Ok, so probably a bit of a dumb question, but I'm going to try a curried cauliflower soup, and both of the recipes I've got call for a "mild curry paste", one says Pataks and one says Sharwoods.

So I trot off to the shops (twice, 2 different shops) but it seems like there's no such thing as "mild curry paste"...instead I'm presented with a choice of different pastes, eg korma, butter chicken, tikka, etc.

So - can anyone tell me...IS there any such thing as a generic "mild curry paste" and if not, which of the paste flavours is most likely to fulfil the general curry paste need?