"Anyway, Might want ta get the rice water goin' while it sets."

Timing was everything! If she wanted the rice to be done the same time as the curry, she would have to started that now.

By then end of the session, her dish will have been completed. All that was left was trying the dish out for themselves. He wasn't familiar with Japanese customs, not by a l long run, but what he was familiar with, was that the cook offered a serving to everyone. And if they wanted more than that, they helped themselves. He'll expect a serving from her, but if she didn't, he'll just grab his own.