Two Glasgow restaurants have been named finalists for the Asian Curry Awards.

Charcoal's and Mother India's Café have both made the shortlist for the awards that are dubbed the 'Curry Oscars' which also highlight the best Asian restaurants in the country.

The other Scottish restaurants on the list include Spice Tandoori in Elgin, Green Gates in Stirling, Ignite in Edinburgh, Light of Bengal in Aberdeen, and Tuk Tuk Indian Street Food in Edinburgh.

The finalists were chosen from a shortlist of more than 200 restaurants and takeaways and voted for by the public.

Judges from the Asian Catering Federation will now meet to discuss the list of finalists and determine this year’s overall winners.

The winners will be announced at a gala dinner and presentation on Sunday, November 17, at Grosvenor House in London, hosted by BBC news anchor Samantha Simmonds.

Yawar Khan is the Asian Catering Federation's chairman (Image: Asian Curry Awards) Yawar Khan, chairman of the Asian Catering Federation, said: "We’re delighted by the number of people who have taken the time to vote for their favourite restaurant this year.

"The standard of finalists is exceptional and we also have some excellent newcomers on the list which is great news for the industry as it continues to flourish in today’s challenging economic climate."

The Asian Curry Awards cover a range of Asian and Oriental cuisines including Bangladeshi, Burmese, Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Middle Eastern, Pakistani, Singaporean, Sri Lankan, Thai, Turkish, and Vietnamese.

In addition to the awards given for the best restaurant in each region of the UK, awards will also be presented for takeaway of the year, event caterer of the year, best fine dining restaurant, restaurant group of the year, best international restaurant, best casual dining restaurant of the year, newcomer of the year, street food of the year, and the 'much coveted' Asian chef of the year and lifetime achievement.

The awards are sponsored by Cobra Beer, Kingfisher Beer, and Work Permit Cloud Ltd.