Here you will find a whole range of recipes incorporating beans from the ancient world to modern times. Just about every civilization and culture has recipes using beans as they can be dried and stored over winter. Beans are also a survival food and an excellent source of protein in conjunction with staples such as maize, wheat, barley, millet etc. For this reason many of the bean recipes given originate in Africa and South America, though I have bean and bean-associated recipes listed here from all corners of the globe.

I am using a fairly broad definition of 'bean' here. Effectively I am including all pulses, raw bean pods, lentils and peas. Basically members of the Fabaceae family of flowering plants that produce pods or seeds that are edible by humans. This included beans such as broad (fava) beans, haricot (navy) beans, cannellini beans, barlotti beans, adzuki beans, haricot beans etc; string beans, mangetout, fine beans (where the unripe pods are edible); peas; and lentils. There are also beans grown primarily for oil extraction (soy beans) and beans that are fermented to to make condiments (such as African locust beans).

In almost all instances, human farming started with grains, but all grains are deficient in the essential amino acid, Lysine (maize is in addition, deficient in tryptophan). This is one of the reasons that despite higher availability of food, the health of the first farmers declined in comparison with their hunter-gatherer antecedents. Legumes are generally deficient in Methionine, but have plenty of lysine. So, if you combine grains and legumes in the diet you have a complete source of amino acids. Interestingly, common nuts are deficient in both Methionine and Lysine, so you would need a diet of nuts, legumes and grains to get complete amino acid intake. This is why, once legumes were introduced to the first farmers' diets, health improved significantly. This is why, all over the world, there is a bean and grain staple that has often led to the rise of major civilizatons (rice and dhal on India; maize and beans in Mesoamerica; wheat or oats/barley and Celtic beans in Europe; sorghum, millet or teff and beans in Africa; rice and beans in Asia).

The recipes given here are sourced from around the world, and give a broad view of bean-based dishes globally. There are also more modern recipes using bean-based flours as a base for gluten-free dishes. Beans also have a very log glycaemic index compared with may other foods so beans and bean flours are excellent for anyone on a low GI diet.

The alphabetical list of all the bean-based recipes on this site follows, (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 957 recipes in total:

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Abgousht (Persian Beef Stew)      Origin: Iran	Arni me Fasolia (Lamb with Haricot Beans)      Origin: Cyprus	Baked Beans with Nigerian Seasonings      Origin: African Fusion
Abrabang      Origin: Palau	Arroz al Horno con Perdiz (Baked Rice with Garlic)      Origin: Spain	Baked Chicken Chimichangas      Origin: America
Abura-miso      Origin: Japan	Arroz con Gandules (Puerto Rican Rice and Beans with Sofrito)      Origin: Puerto Rico	Baked Tilapia with Pineapple and Black Beans      Origin: Costa Rica
Achapa (Walnut Lobio)      Origin: Abkhazia	Arroz con Menestra y Carne (Rice with Meat in Stew)      Origin: Ecuador	Baleadas Hondureñas      Origin: Honduras
Adalu (Bean and Sweetcorn Pottage)      Origin: Nigeria	Arroz con Pollo (Chicken with Saffron Rice)      Origin: Spain	Banana and Chickpea Vegan Sheek Kebab      Origin: Britain
Adas Polo (Rice with Lentils)      Origin: Iran	Arroz con Pollo Guatemalteco (Chicken with Rice, Guatemalan Style)      Origin: Guatemala	Banana Peel and Black-eyed Bean Stew      Origin: Tanzania
Adowè (Mashed Beans)      Origin: Togo	Asado de Tenera (Roast Veal)      Origin: Spain	Bananas with Split Green Peas      Origin: Rwanda
Adzuki Beans with Nori      Origin: Japan	Ash Guznh Mazndrana (Mazandarani Style Nettle Soup)      Origin: Iran	Bandeja Paisa (Paisa Platter)      Origin: Colombia
Ahi Poke Bowl      Origin: Hawaii	Ash Reshteh (Persian Noodle Soup with Beans)      Origin: Iran	Bánh đa kê (Sweet Stuffed Rice Crackers)      Origin: Vietnam
Ahi Poke Bowl      Origin: Kiribati	Asheh Mast (Persian Herb and Yoghurt Soup)      Origin: Iran	Barbecued Tofu      Origin: Fusion
Akara (Black-eyed Pea Fritters)      Origin: Nigeria	Aşure (Noah's Pudding)      Origin: Northern Cyprus	Basic Dhokla (Basic Steamed Rice and Dhal Cake)      Origin: India
Akara Seke-pu (Bean and Melon Seed Fritters)      Origin: Nigeria	Atar Alecha (Spiced Split Green Peas)      Origin: Ethiopia	Batar Da'an (Maize, Mung Bean and Squash Stew)      Origin: East Timor
Akkra Funfun      Origin: Benin	Atar Allecha (Spiced Green Pea Purée)      Origin: Egypt	Bean and Almond Salad      Origin: South Africa
Al-Aïch (Chicken, Beans and Couscous)      Origin: Mauritania	Authentic Gochujang      Origin: Korea	Bean and Gari Loaf      Origin: Ghana
Alitcha Birsen      Origin: Eritrea	Authentic Mexican Quesadilla      Origin: Mexico	Bean and Wild Mushroom Stew      Origin: Britain
Aliter Fabaciae (Green Beans, Another Way)      Origin: Roman	Avocado Leaf Flavoured Bean Stew      Origin: Fusion	Bean Foogath      Origin: India
Aliter Faseolus Sive Cicer (Broad Beans or Chickpeas, Another Way)      Origin: Roman	Aw Lahm (Lao Stew)      Origin: Laos	Bean Goulash with Beef      Origin: Czech
Aliter Lenticulam (Lentils, Another Way)      Origin: Roman	Ayimonlou (Togolese Rice and Beans)      Origin: Togo	Beans and Bananas      Origin: Burundi
Aliter Pisam Sive Faba (Peas or Broad Beans, Another Way)      Origin: Roman	Ayimonlou et N'gbagba (Togolese Rice and Beans with N'gbagba)      Origin: Togo	Beans Gravy      Origin: Liberia
Aliter pisam sive fabam (Broad Beans and/or Split Peas)      Origin: Roman	Azevias de Feijão (Sweet White Bean Pockets)      Origin: Portugal	Beans with Artichokes and Olives      Origin: Britain
Aliter porros III (Salad of Leeks with Broad Beans)      Origin: Roman	Azevias de Grão (Sweet Chickpea Pockets)      Origin: Portugal	Beans With Rum      Origin: Montserrat
Aloo Muttar      Origin: Britain	Azinkokoui aux Bloms (Azinkokoui with Blom Sausages)      Origin: Togo	Beans with Tomatoes, Onions and Green Bell Pepper      Origin: Zambia
Alu ko Achhar (Potatoes with Split Peas)      Origin: Nepal	Baajiya (Somali Black-eyed Pea Fritters)      Origin: Somalia	Bébélé (Tripe and Plantain Stew)      Origin: Guadeloupe
Alubias Blancas Con Almejas (White Beans with Clams)      Origin: Spain	Bableves (Hungarian Bean Soup)      Origin: Hungary	Bedmi Puri      Origin: India
Alubias blancas con calamar y aceite de romero (White Beans with Squid and Rosemary Oil)      Origin: Spain	Bableves Csülökkel (Bean Soup with Knuckle of Pork)      Origin: Hungary	Beef and Bean Chimichangas      Origin: America
Amashaza mu gitoke (Peas with Plantains)      Origin: Uganda	Baghali Polo (Persian Dill Rice)      Origin: Iran	Beef and Dhal Curry      Origin: India
Ambrevades au Curry (Pigeon Pea and Coconut Curry)      Origin: Comoros	Baghali Shevid Polow (Lima Bean with Dill Rice)      Origin: Iran	Beef Burritos      Origin: America
Ambrocal      Origin: Seychelles	Bahamian Crab and Rice      Origin: Saint Barthelemy	Beef Enchiladas      Origin: Britain
Amritsar Fish and Chips      Origin: India	Bahki Kufta (Chickpea and Wheat Balls Stuffed with Peanut Butter)      Origin: Armenia	Beignets de Niebé (Cowpea Fritters)      Origin: Mali
Andhra Pappu Charu (Andhra-style Lentil Puree Curry)      Origin: India	Baianas (Baian Beans)      Origin: Roman	Belizean Chicken Breakfast      Origin: Belize
Anguillan Rice and Peas      Origin: Anguilla	Bajiy (Red Lentil Fritters)      Origin: Somalia	Belizean Rice and Beans      Origin: Belize
Anko (Japanese Red Paste)      Origin: Japan	Bajiyoo (Djibouti Pulse Dumplings)      Origin: Djibouti	Benes y Fryed (Medieval Fried Beans)      Origin: England
Arancini di Riso (Rice 'Oranges')      Origin: Italy	Bak Kut Teh (Spicy Sparerib Soup)      Origin: Malaysia
Armjanskij sup chechevicy (Armenian Lentil Soup)      Origin: Armenia	Baked Beans Salad      Origin: Namibia

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