DUNFERMLINE favourite Dhoom has picked up yet another national award.

The Indian 'streatery' picked up a Highly Recommended Place in Scotland at the Scottish Entertainment Awards last week.

Owner and head chef Dhaneswhar Prasad (known as Prasad) said: "We are delighted to win this latest award, we are continuously getting recognition from all over Scotland which is fantastic.

"We are the only restaurant in the country which travels all over India every time we change the menu in a bid to reflect real street food from different regions of India. Our customers love the authenticity, the colour and the spice, coupled with the fact we use the finest-quality ingredients and give them the very best service we can in our friendly and welcoming restaurant.

"We’d like to thank them once again for their support in winning us this latest award, as indeed they have helped us win several others, many of the awards nowadays are entirely dependent on customer online votes.

"We really appreciate the time they take to do this and simply could not have grown this business without their unwavering support over the last two years which obviously has been a very hard time for us all."

They won the accolade at a ceremony held in Glasgow, following on from several successes over the years, including winning Scotland's Inspiring Restaurant of the Year 2021 and Best Indian Restaurant in the Scottish Curry Awards 2019, as well as being Highly Commended by readers in the Press 'Best Curry House' competition last year.

Prasad spent several weeks travelling Dheli, his hometown, researching dishes for their newest menu which was inspired by the area.

"At the start of April, we launched our new Menu Delhi 6, which is authentic but healthy street food from the streets of Dheli," he added.

"Our tagline with this menu is very simple, it’s proper, flavoursome Indian food which is also dairy-free, nut-free and gluten-free. Feedback from guests has been very good, they love the dishes, and the fact it’s delicious without any butter, cream or nuts in it."

The menu includes Bhojpuri Dal Chawal, a lentil and rice dumpling mixed with grated coconut; Potato Chop, marinated grated potato pakora from the lanes of Chadini Chowk; and Bhalti Ka Murgh, chicken marinated with toasted gram flour and ground spices, and then grilled to create a traditional chicken tikka from Punjabi Bagh.

The restaurant owner also paid credit to his staff, who he called "family".

"They show such dedication to create a different path for Indian food in this country," he continued.

"We’ll keep coming up with delicious concepts and we’ll keep putting Dunfermline on the culinary map."