Daawat Select is the mid-range basmati, and for most households it is the sensible everyday choice. Long grain, decent aroma, no drama.

It behaves the same way every time, which matters more in rice than most people credit.

Rinse, soak briefly, cook by absorption. Good for pulao, for plain rice with dal, and for biryani if you are not making a production of it. The larger bag is the better buy if you cook rice regularly.

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