Thai for two

Lamb chops with smoky heritage tomato relish

Grill the chops with cherry wood on the barbecue for added flavour. You can use any mixture of tomatoes; beef tomatoes add a lovely, rich taste.

• Serves 2

2 long red chillies
2 long green chillies
2 banana shallots, unpeeled
500g mixed heritage tomatoes
½ garlic bulb, broken into cloves, unpeeled vegetable oil, for drizzling
3 tbsp fish sauce
3 tbsp tamarind paste
2 tbsp palm or dark brown soft sugar
2 tbsp butter, softened
4 lamb chops
small handful of coriander, to serve (optional)
1 lime, cut into wedges, to serve cooked sticky rice, to serve (optional)

1 Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.

Put the chillies, shallots,