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During the [[British India|British rule in India]], cooks began adapting Indian dishes for British palates and creating Anglo-Indian cuisine, with dishes such as [[kedgeree]] (1790) and [[mulligatawny soup]] (1791). The first Indian restaurant in England, the [[Hindoostane Coffee House]], opened in 1809 in London; as described in [[The Epicure's Almanack]] in 1815, "All the dishes were dressed with curry powder, rice, Cayenne, and the best spices of Arabia. A room was set apart for smoking hookahs with oriental herbs". Indian food was cooked at home from a similar date as cookbooks of the time, including the 1758 edition of [[Hannah Glasse]]'s ''[[The Art of Cookery]]'', attest.

The [[British East India Company]] arrived in India in 1600, developing into a large and established organisation.~~{{sfn|Metcalf|2014|page=56}}~~ By 1760, men were returning home from India with money and a taste for Indian food. In 1784, a listing in the [[Morning Herald]] and Daily Advertiser promoted ready-mix curry powder to be used in Indian-style dishes. While no dish called "curry" existed in India in the 18th and 19th centuries, Anglo-Indians likely coined the term, derived from the Tamil word "kari" meaning a spiced sauce poured over rice, to denote any Indian dish. Storytelling may have allowed family members at home to learn about Indian food.

The [[British East India Company]] arrived in India in 1600, developing into a large and established organisation. By 1760, men were returning home from India with money and a taste for Indian food. In 1784, a listing in the [[Morning Herald]] and Daily Advertiser promoted ready-mix curry powder to be used in Indian-style dishes. While no dish called "curry" existed in India in the 18th and 19th centuries, Anglo-Indians likely coined the term, derived from the Tamil word "kari" meaning a spiced sauce poured over rice, to denote any Indian dish. Storytelling may have allowed family members at home to learn about Indian food.

[[File:Hannah Glasse To make a Currey the Indian Way 1758 edition.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|[[Hannah Glasse]]'s receipt ''To make a Currey the Indian Way'', on page 101 of the 1758 edition of ''[[The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy]]'' ]]

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 During the [[British India|British rule in India]], cooks began adapting Indian dishes for British palates and creating Anglo-Indian cuisine, with dishes such as [[kedgeree]] (1790) and [[mulligatawny soup]] (1791). The first Indian restaurant in England, the [[Hindoostane Coffee House]], opened in 1809 in London; as described in [[The Epicure's Almanack]] in 1815, "All the dishes were dressed with curry powder, rice, Cayenne, and the best spices of Arabia. A room was set apart for smoking hookahs with oriental herbs". Indian food was cooked at home from a similar date as cookbooks of the time, including the 1758 edition of [[Hannah Glasse]]'s ''[[The Art of Cookery]]'', attest.
-The [[British East India Company]] arrived in India in 1600, developing into a large and established organisation.{{sfn|Metcalf|2014|page=56}} By 1760, men were returning home from India with money and a taste for Indian food. In 1784, a listing in the [[Morning Herald]] and Daily Advertiser promoted ready-mix curry powder to be used in Indian-style dishes. While no dish called "curry" existed in India in the 18th and 19th centuries, Anglo-Indians likely coined the term, derived from the Tamil word "kari" meaning a spiced sauce poured over rice, to denote any Indian dish. Storytelling may have allowed family members at home to learn about Indian food.
+The [[British East India Company]] arrived in India in 1600, developing into a large and established organisation. By 1760, men were returning home from India with money and a taste for Indian food. In 1784, a listing in the [[Morning Herald]] and Daily Advertiser promoted ready-mix curry powder to be used in Indian-style dishes. While no dish called "curry" existed in India in the 18th and 19th centuries, Anglo-Indians likely coined the term, derived from the Tamil word "kari" meaning a spiced sauce poured over rice, to denote any Indian dish. Storytelling may have allowed family members at home to learn about Indian food.
 [[File:Hannah Glasse To make a Currey the Indian Way 1758 edition.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|[[Hannah Glasse]]'s receipt ''To make a Currey the Indian Way'', on page 101 of the 1758 edition of ''[[The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy]]'' ]]