Lemon Rice + Poriyal
Lunch · Dinner

Lemon Rice + Poriyal

Tangy lemon rice with peanuts and a crunchy tempering, with a coconut poriyal of your chosen vegetable. Everything is cut and measured for you.

Needs a pressure cooker. Keep 2½ cups (600 ml) of water ready.

Total time

30 min

Difficulty

Easy

Makes

2 full plates

How many packs?

₹149 per pack

Serves 2 — or 1 person, twice

People

Your choices

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What's in the box

In each pack · serves 2

  • 01Rice250 g
  • 02Cooking Oil25 ml
  • 03Mustard2 g
  • 04Chana Dal5 g
  • 05Urad Dal3 g
  • 06Peanuts30 g
  • 07Dry Red Chilli1 g
  • 08Green Chilli (slit)4 g
  • 08Ginger (chopped)4 g
  • 09Curry Leaves1 g
  • 10Hing0.5 g
  • 11Turmeric1 g
  • 11Salt5 g
  • 12Lemons2 pieces
  • 13Oil for poriyal10 ml
  • 14Mustard (poriyal)1 g
  • 15Urad Dal (poriyal)2 g
  • 16Dry Red Chilli (poriyal)1 g
  • 17Curry Leaves (poriyal)1 g
  • 18Beans (chopped)150 g
  • 19Salt (poriyal)2 g
  • 19Turmeric (poriyal)0.5 g
  • 20Grated Coconut20 g

You'll need

Keep these ready at home before you cook

  • Kadai
  • Pressure cooker
  • Frying pan
  • Ladle

How you'll cook it

4 simple steps · about 30 min · everything comes prepped in numbered packs

  1. 1

    Cook and cool the rice · Wash the rice, add 2½ cups of water, cook for 3 whistles. Spread it on a plate to cool.

  2. 2

    Make the lemon tempering · Oil, mustard, dals and peanuts, then chillies, ginger and curry leaves, then hing, turmeric and salt.

  3. 3

    Mix the rice · With the heat off, add the rice, squeeze in both lemons and mix gently.

  4. 4

    Make the poriyal · Oil, mustard, urad dal, dry chilli and curry leaves, then the vegetable. Cover till soft, add coconut.

Full cooking guide unlocks after you order

  • Exactly which pack goes in first, and what follows
  • Heat level for every step (low, medium, high)
  • Exact timings with built-in timers
  • Chef tips so it turns out right the first time

Available in the app under Orders, and via the QR code on your pack.

How COOKUMBER works

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1. You order

Pick a recipe and how many packs. Each pack serves 2.

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2. We prep it fresh

Washed, cut and portioned after you order, in numbered packs.

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3. Delivered fast

At your door in about 20 minutes, tracked live.

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4. You cook, guided

Step-by-step guide with timers, so it tastes right.

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1 pack (serves 2) · Beans