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 876 recipes in total:

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Chili Marrakech      Origin: Britain	Crockpot Black Bean Chili      Origin: American	Dholl Pooris      Origin: Mauritius
Chili sin Carne (Meatless Chili)      Origin: America	Crockpot Black Bean Chili with Pork      Origin: American	Diced Beef Chili Con Carne      Origin: American
Chili with Beans      Origin: American	Crockpot Black Bean Soup      Origin: American	Dill Pilaf      Origin: Azerbaijan
Chinese Vegetable Soup      Origin: China	Crockpot Brunswick Stew      Origin: American	Diri Ak Pwa (Haitian Rice and Beans)      Origin: Haiti
Chole (Chickpea Curry)      Origin: India	Crockpot Chicken Chili      Origin: American	Ditakh (Sweet Detar)      Origin: Senegal
Cholent Dafina (Moroccan Sabbath Stew)      Origin: Morocco	Crockpot Chili      Origin: American	Djibouti Lentils      Origin: Djibouti
Chorba      Origin: Tunisia	Crockpot Chili Con Carne      Origin: American	Dobrada      Origin: Portugal
Chorba Beïda (Algerian White Soup)      Origin: Algeria	Crockpot Chili with Four Kinds of Beans      Origin: American	Dombrés haricots rouges (Red Bean Dombrés)      Origin: Guadeloupe
Choroko Sauce      Origin: Uganda	Crockpot Curry Hotpot      Origin: Fusion	Dominica Red Beans Soup      Origin: Dominica
Chtitha Djedj (Chicken Chtitha)      Origin: Algeria	Crockpot Pumpkin Beef Chili      Origin: American	Dorset Sausage Pasties      Origin: Britain
Chu Hou Paste      Origin: Hong Kong	Cum faba (Broad Beans in a Coriander Sauce)      Origin: Roman	Dosa (Rice and Lentil Crêpes)      Origin: India
Chycches (Vetches)      Origin: England	Cumin Potatoes with Peas      Origin: Ireland	Doubanjiang (Chilli Bean Sauce)      Origin: Taiwan
Chyches (Roast Chickpeas)      Origin: England	Curried Daylilies      Origin: Britain	Doubanjiang (Sichuan Chilli Bean Sauce)      Origin: China
Chytni Ffa Dringo (Runner Bean Chutney)      Origin: Welsh	Curried Vegetables      Origin: East Africa	Double Bean and Roasted Pepper Chili      Origin: Britain
Cig Llo â Chorbys (Veal with Lentils)      Origin: Welsh	Curried Wild Mustard Greens with Beans      Origin: Fusion	Double Bean and Roasted Pepper Chili      Origin: Britain
Classic Baked Beans      Origin: Britain	Curry Bodi (Curried Long Beans)      Origin: Trinidad	Doubles      Origin: Trinidad
Coconut Bean Rice      Origin: Nigeria	Curry de Boeuf (Beef Curry)      Origin: Mauritius	Dounguouri Soko (Meat Stew with White Beans)      Origin: Niger
Coconut Caramel Fudge with Wild Flour      Origin: Britain	Curry de Boeuf au Yaourt (Beef Curry with Yoghurt)      Origin: Mauritius	Dovga (Pea and Sorrel Soup with Meatballs)      Origin: Azerbaijan
Coconut Chickpea Dumpling Curry      Origin: Britain	Curry Mince with Carrots      Origin: Australia	Drawen Benes (Mixed Beans)      Origin: England
Coconut, Red Beans and Rice      Origin: Anguilla	Curry Udon      Origin: Japan	Drunken Chili      Origin: American
Conchicla cum faba (Beans in the Pod with Cumin Sauce)      Origin: Roman	Cwnhingen â Chorbys (Rabbit with Lentils)      Origin: Welsh	Duck and Green Pea Curry      Origin: India
Conchiclam Apicianam (Dried Peas à la Apicius)      Origin: Roman	Dakhine      Origin: Senegal	Duck with Lentils, Dates and Radicchio      Origin: Fusion
Conchiclatus Pullus vel Porcellus (Chicken or Suckling Pig Stuffed with Legumes)      Origin: Roman	Dal Makani (Black Dal Curry)      Origin: India	Duckling with New Peas      Origin: Britain
Confit of Duck Tostadas      Origin: Fusion	Dal Makhani      Origin: Britain	Dulse and Beans      Origin: Britain
Copadia Haedina Sive Agnina (Choice Cuts of Kid or Lamb)      Origin: Roman	Dal Makhani      Origin: Pakistan	Dunguri nda Mo (Rice and Black-eyed Peas)      Origin: Niger
Cordula (Braided Lamb Intestines)      Origin: Italy	Dal Tadka (Lentil Curry, Restaurant Style)      Origin: India	Easy Lentil Soup      Origin: British
Cossey (Bean Fritters)      Origin: Chad	Dal Takda (Lentil Curry, Restaurant Style)      Origin: India	Eight-treasures Sweet Rice Cake      Origin: China
Costa Rican-Style Beans      Origin: Costa Rica	Dan Waké      Origin: Niger	Ekşili �°C7;orba (Sour Soup)      Origin: Turkey
Courgette Curry with Himalayan Balsam Seed Pods      Origin: Britain	Dau Khuon Xao Lan (Curried Tofu Stir-fry)      Origin: Vietnam	Ekuru with Ata Sauce (Steamed Savoury Beans with Ata Sauce)      Origin: Nigeria
Couscous à la Nigérienne (Niger-style Couscous)      Origin: Niger	Dengu (Green Lentil Stew)      Origin: Kenya	El Cocido      Origin: Spain
Creamy Potato and Vegetable Pie      Origin: Ireland	Dhal      Origin: India	Empanadas de frijoles negros y queso (Black Bean and Cheese Empanadas)      Origin: Mexico
Creole Succotash      Origin: America	Dhal Dhokla      Origin: India	Enchilada Pie      Origin: Fusion
Cricket and Two-bean Chili      Origin: Fusion	Dhan Saag Dhal      Origin: India
Crockpot Beef Chili      Origin: American	Dholl      Origin: Mauritius

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