Garlicky tomato pasta - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 8 small new potatoes, quartered, or a large baking potato peeled and cut into small chunks
• 200g pasta shells (about 2 large handfuls)
• 4 medium tomatoes, the riper the better
• 3 tbsp good quality olive oil
• 1 fat clove of garlic, finely chopped or crushed
• a pinch of crushed chillies or chilli powder
• grated cheese, whatever you have, to serve