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 626 recipes in total:

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Irish Farm Broth      Origin: Ireland	Lablabi      Origin: Tunisia	Masoor Daal (Red Lentils)      Origin: Bangladesh
Irish Fisherman's Stew      Origin: Ireland	Laganophake (Lentil Stew)      Origin: Roman	Matki Chi Rassa Bhaji (Maharashtrian Style Moth Beans)      Origin: India
Irish Hot Pot      Origin: Ireland	Lamb Dhan Saag      Origin: India	Mattar Paneer Curry      Origin: India
Iron Age Pork and Beans      Origin: Ancient	Lamb with Red Wine and Chorizo      Origin: Britain	Mattar Panir      Origin: Britain
Isophu      Origin: Southern Africa	Lao Tam Som (Lao Green Papaya Salad)      Origin: Laos	Mesir Wat (Lentil Bowl)      Origin: Ethiopia
Jangri      Origin: India	Le cassoulet de la mer à la bretonne (Breton seaside cassoulet)      Origin: France	Mexican Crockpot Chili      Origin: American
Jani me Fasul (Bean Jahni Soup)      Origin: Albania	Le Koki (Bean Cake)      Origin: Chad	Mexican Pork'n'Beans      Origin: American
Jerk Sweet Potato and Black Bean Curry      Origin: Jamaica	Le Koki de Cameroun (Cameroonian Bean Cake)      Origin: Cameroon	Mexican-style Mackerel and Rice      Origin: Fusion
Jungle Curry Prawns      Origin: Thailand	Leftover Turkey and Chickpea Curry      Origin: Fusion	Microwave Curried Bean and Apple Soup      Origin: Britain
Kabaro au Carry (Malagasy Curried Beans)      Origin: Madagascar	Lenticula (Roman Spicy Lentils)      Origin: Roman	Microwave Garam Masala Vegetable Curry      Origin: Britain
Kadala Curry      Origin: India	Lenticula ex sphondylis (Mussels with Lentils)      Origin: Roman	Mince Curry with Peas      Origin: South Africa
Katogo (Beans with Cassava)      Origin: Uganda	Lenticula ex Sphondylis (Lentils and Parsnips)      Origin: Roman	Minted Peas      Origin: Britain
Kecap Manis      Origin: Indonesia	Lenticulam de castaneis (Lentils and Chestnuts)      Origin: Roman	Missi Roti      Origin: India
Keema Mattar      Origin: India	Lentil Curry with Rhubarb and Sweet Potatoes      Origin: Fusion	Missi Roti      Origin: India
Kerrieboontjies (South African Curried Beans)      Origin: South Africa	Lentil Hashwa      Origin: UAE	Mochi Pancakes      Origin: Japan
Khao Pune (Chicken Curry Noodles)      Origin: Laos	Lentil, Pasta and Vegetable Soup      Origin: British	Moi-Moi      Origin: Nigeria
Kharroob (Egyptian Carob Drink)      Origin: Egypt	Les haricots de Paimpol (Pampiol Beans)      Origin: France	Moong Pulao (Mung Bean Pulao)      Origin: Pakistan
Khatta Meetha (Cabbage Curry)      Origin: India	Les Lentilles (Reunion Lentils)      Origin: Reunion	Moongre ki Subzi (Radish Pod and Potato Sauté)      Origin: India
Khichidi      Origin: India	Liberian Succotash (Corn and Beans)      Origin: Liberia	Moro de guandules con coco (Christmas Rice and Pigeon Peas)      Origin: Dominican Republic
Khichiri      Origin: India	Loaded Fish Burritos      Origin: Britain	Moroccan Chicken Harira      Origin: Morocco
Khichuri      Origin: India	London Particular      Origin: England	Moroccan Harira      Origin: Morocco
Khoresht-e Loobia (Stewed Mutton with String Beans)      Origin: Iran	Loubia B'dersa (Algerian Chili)      Origin: Algeria	Moroccan Vegetable Harira      Origin: Morocco
Kidney Bean and Black Bean Curry      Origin: Fusion	Loubia bil Luz (Green Beans with Almonds)      Origin: Algeria	Mukimo (Potato and Pumpkin Mash)      Origin: Kenya
Kidney Bean Curry      Origin: Britain	Lychee Spice Smoothie      Origin: American	Muland Saangi Ambat (Radish Pod Gravy)      Origin: India
Kittitian Pumpkin And Lentil Curry      Origin: Saint Kitts	M'Baazi      Origin: Kenya	Mulku (Murukku)      Origin: Mauritius
Koki      Origin: Cameroon	Macrell wedi’i Grilio gyda Phiwrî Ffa a Garlleg a Iogwrt Bara Lawr (Mackerel Grilled with Broad Bean Puree, Garlic and Laver Bread Yoghurt)      Origin: Welsh	Mullangi Sambar (White Radish Sambar)      Origin: India
Kokum Kari (Kokam Curry)      Origin: India	Magaj      Origin: India	Mung Dhal      Origin: Anglo-Indian
Koshari (Lentils, Pasta and Rice)      Origin: Egypt	Maharagwe (Spiced Red Beans in Coconut Milk)      Origin: Kenya	Namibian Black-eyed Peas      Origin: Namibia
Koshari (Egyptian lentils)      Origin: Egypt	Maharggwe (Vegetables and Beans)      Origin: Burundi	Nanohana no Shiro-ae (Tofu-dressed Rapeseed Shoots)      Origin: Japan
Kosksu bil-Ful (Couscous with Broad Beans)      Origin: Malta	Makke      Origin: England	Ndengu (Lentil Stew)      Origin: Kenya
Koushari (Lentils, Macaroni and Rice in Oil)      Origin: Egypt	Mallow Stew      Origin: Britain	Nepalese Lentil Soup      Origin: Nepal
Koushry (Rice with Lentils)      Origin: Egypt	Marinated Tofu Skewers      Origin: Britain	New Year's Hopping John      Origin: American
La Bandera Dominicana (The Dominican Flag)      Origin: Dominican Republic	Markit Ommalah (Chickpea and Lentil Stew)      Origin: Tunisia
La Socca      Origin: France	Marrakech Vegetable Curry      Origin: Morocco

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