India Gate is one of the names people recognise on sight, and the premium grade is their better everyday basmati. Long, slender grains that cook fluffy and separate rather than clumping.

Aged rice behaves better than fresh rice. It absorbs more water, swells longer, and holds its shape.

Rinse, soak for twenty minutes if you have them, then cook. Suits pulao, biryani and anything you want to look as good on the plate as it tastes.

Find it with the rice at Curry Corner in North Melbourne.