Reddit reviews The Complete Indian Housekeeper and Cook (Oxford World's Classics)
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The British took a long time to warm up to Indian foods.
Many of the anglo-indian dishes came about as a result of the fact that English wives couldn't train Indian chefs.
This is a really interesting document from the time.
And the influence was definitely two way.
Indians now use cauliflowers, for example, which I believe the Brits introduced.
Bear in mind that the general Imperial British worldview was that the British were the pinnacle of civilisation and success, that "foreign" things were uncivilised and vulgar.
As the occupation continued though, there was increasing cross pollination including dishes like mulligatawny soup, kedgeree, chutney etc...