Cook · Mumbai & MMR
Home cooks in Mumbai for everyday family meals
Mumbai kitchens are often small and mealtimes are tied to long commutes, so many families want a cook who prepares the day's food in one visit — tiffins packed before you leave, or dinner ready before you get home.
Tell the app how many people the cook will cook for, contact cooks near you, and agree a trial meal, the timings and the salary with them directly.
Hiring in Mumbai: good to know
- The app checks your address — city, pincode and map location — and tells you if your area isn't covered yet.
- Most housing societies register household staff at the gate before they start. Ask your society office what it needs — usually a photo ID — so the helper isn't turned away on day one.
- Thane, Navi Mumbai and the island city are a long commute apart. The app shows each helper's distance in km — sort by distance so the person you hire lives close enough to arrive on time.
What Mumbai households usually ask for
- Morning visits to cook breakfast and pack tiffins for office and school
- Evening visits so dinner is ready after the commute
- One visit that covers both lunch and dinner
- A live-in cook for a family that eats at home all day
For what a cook usually does and doesn't do, see cook.
How direct hiring works
- Hire part-time help for 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 or 12 hours a day, or full-time help who lives in with you.
- "View Contact" uses one contact from your plan. You can then call the helper, chat in the app or message them on WhatsApp.
- Search for helpers
- Choose a contact plan
- Contact helpers directly
- Discuss and agree terms
- Arrange a trial
- Hire directly
Plans for contacting helpers
Home plans give you 10, 15, 20 helper contacts — from ₹499 for 10 contacts, valid for 1 month. You pay the helper's salary to them directly. See all plans
Helper verification
MeeHelp reviews the helper's Aadhaar document to check their identity. It is not a police verification or a background check, and MeeHelp does not separately check where the helper lives — so follow the tips below as well.
Cook in Mumbai: frequently asked questions
Can a cook prepare lunch and dinner in one visit?
Many Mumbai families do this to fit around work hours. Discuss it with the cook and agree how food will be stored until dinner.
My kitchen is very small. Does that matter?
Tell the cook about your kitchen, stove and storage on the first call, so they can plan the cooking around it.
Find a home cook in Mumbai
Download the MeeHelp app to see cooks near your address and contact them directly.