Why do people think making Indian food is hard?

I'm an Indian who cooks indian food everyday and I would agree if people say that making indian food is hard because I agree with it too (though its not hard for me since I'm used to it now). There are many versions to making an inidan chicken curry. Some recipes are shortcut methods omitting many spices and making it easier. You might have made it the easy way (which is what I do too) but some curries use many more spices and are really really time-consuming to make. So, I guess considering the spices used and the time-consuming recipes, people find making indian food hard.