Ravi Sharma has owned the Sangeet Indian restaurant on Davidson Terrace since 2011, and this year opened another – Diya Nepalese Indian Restaurant – on Melbourne Loop.
“Nobody does the Nepalese in Clarkson,” he said.
“We would like to introduce Nepalese food in Clarkson and Butler and around the area.”
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READ NOWThe Heathridge resident said his chef, Kishan Kumar, was from Nepal and wanted to serve its speciality dishes, such as momos.
“It’s a dumpling – it’s a bit different than the Chinese (dumplings),” Mr Sharma said.
“We have Himalayan curry – it’s a little bit spicy and has thin gravy with Nepalese spices.”
Mr Kumar has been in Australia for more than 12 years, and been a chef twice as long, having worked in China, India and Nepal previously.
Originally from India, Mr Sharma has been a chef for 25 years. He moved to Perth from New Zealand in 1998.
The new restaurant is open for lunch, dinner and takeaways from Tuesdays to Sundays.