Oh man this was good. Hopefully I can remember what I did. Normally when we cook lamb chops we only have one per person, which is not very much meat. This looked so tasty before it went on the grill I made twice as much, which was a Very Good Thing.
For the lamb
4 smallish lamb chops, with the thicker fat trimmed away
1 6oz container yogurt - we only had Yoplait peach, which worked fine
Diced garlic
Ground cumin
Ground coriander seed
Salt and pepper
Probably other similar spices - if you get it confused with cumin, it's good to go
Add the spices, garlic, salt, and pepper to the yogurt, and mix well. Evenly and generously cover all sides of the lamb chops with the spiced yogurt mixture, and set aside at roomish temperature.
For the crust
1/2 C almonds
1/2 C peanuts
As these were the types of nuts available, they got used. Others would have been just as fun. Using whatever your kitchen comes equipped with, roughly chop up the nuts into smallish chunks. Coat the lamb chops evenly with the nuts, pressing them into the yogurt so they stick. Cook by any fashion until lamb is done to taste. I used a grill, which presented several problems. The nut and yogurt crust was very good, but did not necessarily stick to the chops. I did not turn the meat, and only cooked on one side to avoid missing out on the sweet nut on yogurt on lamb action. Perhaps there's a better way? Probably more heat and a smooth surface. I guess I could heat a skillet over my propane burner next time...
