Add the butter to a small skillet. Heat over medium on the stove, stirring occasionally, until the butter has completely melted. To save time, you can skip over the instructions for making your own curry roux and use premade commercial curry cubes, instead. You will need about 4 cubes, or 3.5 oz (100 g), to match the amount of curry roux used in this recipe. Add them to the curry when you would usually add the homemade roux. Do not melt the butter on a higher heat setting. Butter has a tendency to flash-boil once it reaches its smoking point. If you allow this to happen, you could cause the hot sizzling butter the splatter. The fat in the butter may also begin to break down, thereby affecting the flavor of the curry roux. Sprinkle the flour into the melted butter. Quickly stir it into the butter and continue cooking for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the roux turns a deep tan color. You must stir the roux constantly as it cooks, at least until the butter and flour fuse together and begin to swell. After that point, continue to stir the roux frequently. If you fail to stir the roux enough, it will burn quite quickly and develop a bad taste. The flour must be allowed to cook thoroughly in this manner. If you do not cook the flour enough, it will retain a strong starchy taste. Sprinkle the curry powder and garam masala into the roux. Stir the ingredients into the roux over the heat for about 30 seconds. Remove the roux from the heat as soon as the roux is seasoned. You'll know that the spices have mixed into the roux once they release a strong aroma. Remove roughly 1/2 to 1 cup (125 to 250 ml) of the cooking liquid from the curry base. Rapidly stir this liquid into the roux until a paste forms. Add a little of the liquid first and mix it in gradually. You only want to use the minimum amount necessary to form a paste. If you add too much at once, combining the liquid with the roux might become difficult.
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One-sentence summary -- Melt the butter in a separate skillet. Add the flour. Add the spices. Ladle cooking liquid into the roux.

It is possible to apply for the card online, or by phone, although online is quicker. To apply by phone, contact the Apply By Phone Team at 877-621-2639. They are open 24 hours a day. Once on the phone simply answer the questions, and be sure to have your social security number ready. To apply online, follow the remaining steps. Choose the option for the Platinum Card and click "Apply now." If you have an existing American Express account, sign in. If you are a new customer, choose the option to create a new account. You must complete the American Express Platinum Card application in a single online session. Navigating away from the application or closing your browser will cause the application to time out for security reasons. Make sure to follow instructions carefully and not leave any required spaces blank. Enter your name as you want it to appear on the charge card. Enter your name, your email and home addresses, your social security number and your date of birth in the designated spaces in the personal data section. Provide any additional information requested on the Platinum Card application. Fill in the employment section with your company's name, city, state and business phone number. Proceed to the financial information section. Enter your total annual household income and choose the income source from the drop-down menu. Check the boxes to indicate whether you have a checking account and money market/savings account. Indicate whether you would like to obtain additional American Express Platinum Cards on your account and fill out the information requested for additional cardholders. American Express may notify you of a decision within 60 seconds. You should receive notification by mail within 10 days.
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One-sentence summary -- Choose an application method. Open the American Express website to begin your application. Fill in the required information. Verify your information and submit the application.

To access Microsoft Paint, you will need to navigate through a couple of steps in the Start menu; open the Start menu by clicking the button in the lower left-hand corner of your screen with the left mouse button. Regardless of your operating system, the Start menu will always be in the lower left-hand corner. You can also bring up the Start menu by pressing the Win key on your keyboard; although this key may vary in location, it will normally be in the lower left-hand corner of your keyboard. Once you've brought up the Start menu, find the tab labeled "All Apps" in the left column of the menu and click it with the left mouse button. This will show you a comprehensive list of all the files you have installed on your computer, one of which is Microsoft Paint. Depending on your version of Windows, your start menu may have a tab labeled "All Programs" in lieu of "All Apps"; if this is the case, click the "All Programs" tab. In the "All Apps" menu, navigate down by either clicking the downward-facing arrow to the right of the files, clicking and dragging the bar to the right of the files downward, or scrolling with your mouse or trackpad. You're looking for the "Windows Accessories" file, so you'll need to navigate to the "W" section before you even begin reading the files. "Windows Accessories" contains system files that come standard with your PC, such as Wordpad and Paint. Depending on your version of Windows, "Windows Accessories" might simply be named "Accessories"; if this is the case, click the "Accessories" file. Once you find the "Windows Accessories" file, click on it with your left mouse button, then scroll downward until you find the file labeled "Microsoft Paint". This is your destination file! Now that you've found the original Paint file, you need to create a shortcut for easy access! Right-click Microsoft Paint and select "More Options" from the drop-down menu, then click "Pin to Taskbar". This will place a shortcut to Paint on the taskbar at the bottom of your screen; to open Paint from this point on, all you'll need to do is left-click the Paint icon on your taskbar and you'll be good to go! If you're using an operating system prior to Windows 10, you'll instead need to right-click Microsoft Paint and select "Create Shortcut" in the drop-down menu. The shortcut will appear on your desktop, from which you have the option of clicking and dragging the shortcut icon onto your taskbar. Whenever you decide you'd like to use Microsoft Paint, simply click on the Paint icon--no need to go through all of the different program files to find it! If you wish to rename your shortcut, right-click it and select "Rename" in the drop-down menu.
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Open the Start menu. Click on "All Apps". Scroll down to "Windows Accessories". Open your Accessories folder. Create a shortcut. Open Microsoft Paint from your desktop.