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 828 recipes in total:

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Jamaican Seafood Soup      Origin: Jamaica	Kosheri      Origin: Egypt	Lobio Supi (Red Bean Soup)      Origin: Georgia
Jangri      Origin: India	Kosksu bil-Ful (Couscous with Broad Beans)      Origin: Malta	Lobio Tkemali (Red Beans with Sour Plums and Balsamic Vinegar)      Origin: Georgia
Jani me Fasul (Bean Jahni Soup)      Origin: Albania	Koushari (Lentils, Macaroni and Rice in Oil)      Origin: Egypt	Locro Argentino (Beef and Hominy Stew)      Origin: Argentina
Jerk Sweet Potato and Black Bean Curry      Origin: Jamaica	Koushry (Rice with Lentils)      Origin: Egypt	Locro de Zapallo      Origin: Peru
Jordanian Hummus      Origin: Jordan	Kuru Börülce (Black-eyed Bean Salad)      Origin: Northern Cyprus	London Particular      Origin: England
Judd mat Gaardebounen (Smoked Pork with Broad Beans)      Origin: Luxembourg	Kuru Fasulye      Origin: Turkey	Loubia B'dersa (Algerian Chili)      Origin: Algeria
Jungle Curry Prawns      Origin: Thailand	La Bandera Dominicana (The Dominican Flag)      Origin: Dominican Republic	Loubia bil Luz (Green Beans with Almonds)      Origin: Algeria
Kabaro au Carry (Malagasy Curried Beans)      Origin: Madagascar	La Socca      Origin: France	Lychee Spice Smoothie      Origin: American
Kadala Curry      Origin: India	Lablabi      Origin: Tunisia	M'Baazi      Origin: Kenya
Kamuna      Origin: Sierra Leone	Laganophake (Lentil Stew)      Origin: Roman	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
Karabakh Loby (Broad Beans in Sour Cream and Tomato Sauce)      Origin: Azerbaijan	Lakhou bissap      Origin: Senegal	Magaj      Origin: India
Katchourie      Origin: Trinidad	Lamb Dhan Saag      Origin: India	Maharagwe (Spiced Red Beans in Coconut Milk)      Origin: Kenya
Katogo (Beans with Cassava)      Origin: Uganda	Lamb with Red Wine and Chorizo      Origin: Britain	Maharggwe (Vegetables and Beans)      Origin: Burundi
Kecap Manis      Origin: Indonesia	Lao Tam Som (Lao Green Papaya Salad)      Origin: Laos	Mahluta �°C7;orbası (Red Lentil Soup)      Origin: Turkey
Keema Mattar      Origin: India	Le cassoulet de la mer à la bretonne (Breton seaside cassoulet)      Origin: France	Makke      Origin: England
Kerrieboontjies (South African Curried Beans)      Origin: South Africa	Le Koki (Bean Cake)      Origin: Chad	Mallow Stew      Origin: Britain
Khachapuri (Georgian Cheese Pie)      Origin: Georgia	Le Koki de Cameroun (Cameroonian Bean Cake)      Origin: Cameroon	Marinated Tofu Skewers      Origin: Britain
Khachapuri iz Fasoli (Georgian Bean Pie)      Origin: Georgia	Lebanese Hummus      Origin: Lebanon	Markit Ommalah (Chickpea and Lentil Stew)      Origin: Tunisia
Khao Pune (Chicken Curry Noodles)      Origin: Laos	Leftover Turkey and Chickpea Curry      Origin: Fusion	Marrakech Vegetable Curry      Origin: Morocco
Kharroob (Egyptian Carob Drink)      Origin: Egypt	Lenticula (Roman Spicy Lentils)      Origin: Roman	Masoor Daal (Red Lentils)      Origin: Bangladesh
Khatta Meetha (Cabbage Curry)      Origin: India	Lenticula ex sphondylis (Mussels with Lentils)      Origin: Roman	Matki Chi Rassa Bhaji (Maharashtrian Style Moth Beans)      Origin: India
Khichidi      Origin: India	Lenticula ex Sphondylis (Lentils and Parsnips)      Origin: Roman	Mattar Paneer Curry      Origin: India
Khichiri      Origin: India	Lenticulam de castaneis (Lentils and Chestnuts)      Origin: Roman	Mattar Panir      Origin: Britain
Khichuri      Origin: India	Lentil and Hazelnut Burgers      Origin: British	Mesir Wat (Lentil Bowl)      Origin: Ethiopia
Khoresht-e Loobia (Stewed Mutton with String Beans)      Origin: Iran	Lentil Curry with Rhubarb and Sweet Potatoes      Origin: Fusion	Mexican Crockpot Chili      Origin: American
Kidney Bean and Black Bean Curry      Origin: Fusion	Lentil Hashwa      Origin: UAE	Mexican Pork'n'Beans      Origin: American
Kidney Bean Curry      Origin: Britain	Lentil, Pasta and Vegetable Soup      Origin: British	Mexican-style Mackerel and Rice      Origin: Fusion
Kittitian Pumpkin And Lentil Curry      Origin: Saint Kitts	Les haricots de Paimpol (Pampiol Beans)      Origin: France	Microwave Curried Bean and Apple Soup      Origin: Britain
Kofta Nakhod (Meatballs with Chickpeas)      Origin: Afghanistan	Les Lentilles (Reunion Lentils)      Origin: Reunion	Microwave Garam Masala Vegetable Curry      Origin: Britain
Kofta Nakhod (Meatballs with Chickpeas)      Origin: Tajikistan	Liberian Split Peas      Origin: Liberia	Mince Curry with Peas      Origin: South Africa
Koki      Origin: Cameroon	Liberian Succotash (Corn and Beans)      Origin: Liberia	Minted Peas      Origin: Britain
Kokum Kari (Kokam Curry)      Origin: India	Libyan Lamb Couscous      Origin: Libya	Miso Soup with Tade      Origin: Japan
Koshari (Lentils, Pasta and Rice)      Origin: Egypt	Lo Sui (Chinese Master Sauce)      Origin: China
Koshari (Egyptian lentils)      Origin: Egypt	Loaded Fish Burritos      Origin: Britain

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