We followed the cooking directions carefully, but the curry didn't turn out so well. It was 1) super spicy, 2) extremely watery, and 3) no flavor. Quite disappointed. I'm sure we just need to tweak the recipe a little and adjust to taste at our next attempt at perfecting this dish. Despite the disappoint, this paste is really authentic and smells so good. Our entire apartment smelled like heaven as the paste was slowly bubbling on the stove. Also, it's much more expensive on Amazon - I found the exact same thing at my local Korean market for about $2.50.