Biryani or Rice with Mutton, a recipe from Reunion Island on the Worldwide Gourmet

Ingredients

• - 1 kg (2 1/4 lb.) Lamb
• - 500 g (18 oz.) basmati Rice
• - 125 g (1/2 cup) plain yogurt
• - 100 g (6 tbsp.) ghee or clarified butter
• - 50 g (2 oz.) onion
• - 5 g (1 tsp.) mace
• - 5 cloves garlic
• - 1 small ginger root (25 g / 1 oz.)
• - 1 bunch of mint
• - 1 bunch of cilantro
• - A pinch of saffron
• - 10 g (2 tsp.) cumin
• - 1 or 2 hot chilies, to taste
• - 4 cardamom pods (green if possible)
• - 4 cloves
• - 1 small cinnamon stick
• - 1 lime
• - Salt and pepper to taste
• - 50 g (1/2 cup) flour
• - A pinch of ground cardamom
• - Water as needed
• - Egg yolk, to glaze