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 936 recipes in total:

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Grenadian Dal Puri      Origin: Grenada	Hoummi Kopanisti (Chickpea Dip)      Origin: Cyprus	Keema Mattar      Origin: India
Grenadian Pelau      Origin: Grenada	Huli Podi (Udupi Sambar Powder)      Origin: India	Kerrieboontjies (South African Curried Beans)      Origin: South Africa
Grenadian Rotis      Origin: Grenada	Hummus with Muqmad      Origin: Djibouti	Khachapuri (Georgian Cheese Pie)      Origin: Georgia
Gronden Benes (Ground Beans)      Origin: England	Hummus with Oodkac      Origin: Somalia	Khachapuri iz Fasoli (Georgian Bean Pie)      Origin: Georgia
Guiana Rice and Peas      Origin: French Guiana	Ibiharage (Burundian Fried Beans)      Origin: Burundi	Khao Pune (Chicken Curry Noodles)      Origin: Laos
Gujarati-style Monkfish Curry      Origin: Fusion	Ibiharage II (Fried Beans II)      Origin: Burundi	Kharroob (Egyptian Carob Drink)      Origin: Egypt
Gungo Rice and Peas      Origin: Jamaica	Ibihaza (Beans with Pumpkin)      Origin: Rwanda	Khatta Meetha (Cabbage Curry)      Origin: India
Guy Fawkes Gunpowder Casserole      Origin: Britain	Injeolmi (Korean Sweet Rice Cakes)      Origin: Korea	Khichidi      Origin: India
Guyanese Cook-up Rice and Peas      Origin: Guyana	Insalata di Riso (Rice Salad)      Origin: Italy	Khichiri      Origin: India
Guyanese Curried Chickpeas      Origin: Guyana	Irish Farm Broth      Origin: Ireland	Khichuri      Origin: India
Habas con Refrito (Beans with Refried Beans)      Origin: Ecuador	Irish Fisherman's Stew      Origin: Ireland	Khoresht-e Gheymeh (Persian Lamb Stew with Dried Limes and Split Peas)      Origin: Iran
Habichuelas Con Dulce (Dominican Sweet Beans)      Origin: Dominican Republic	Irish Hot Pot      Origin: Ireland	Khoresht-e Loobia (Stewed Mutton with String Beans)      Origin: Iran
Habichuelas Guisadas (Dominican Bean Stew)      Origin: Dominican Republic	Iron Age Pork and Beans      Origin: Ancient	Kidney Bean and Black Bean Curry      Origin: Fusion
Habichuelas Negras (Puerto Rican Stewed Black Beans)      Origin: Puerto Rico	Isophu      Origin: Southern Africa	Kidney Bean Curry      Origin: Britain
Haricots Blancs à la Bretonne (Breton-style White Beans)      Origin: France	Israeli Falafel      Origin: Israel	Kittitian Pumpkin And Lentil Curry      Origin: Saint Kitts
Harira      Origin: Djibouti	Isso Vade      Origin: Sri Lanka	Kofta Nakhod (Meatballs with Chickpeas)      Origin: Afghanistan
Harira Bidaouia      Origin: Morocco	Istrian Jota      Origin: Croatia	Kofta Nakhod (Meatballs with Chickpeas)      Origin: Tajikistan
Harira Mauritanienne (Mauritanian Harira)      Origin: Mauritania	Jajangmyeon (Korean Black Bean Sauce Noodles)      Origin: Slovenia	Koki      Origin: Cameroon
Harissa Lamb Noodles      Origin: Fusion	Jamaican Pimento Tripe Curry      Origin: Jamaica	Koki (Bean Cakes)      Origin: Cameroon
Helle Aşı (Helle Soup)      Origin: Turkey	Jamaican Seafood Soup      Origin: Jamaica	Kokum Kari (Kokam Curry)      Origin: India
Hena-Kisoa sy voanjobory (Pork with Bambara Groundnuts)      Origin: Madagascar	Jangri      Origin: India	Koshari (Lentils, Pasta and Rice)      Origin: Egypt
Hernekeitto (Finnish Pea and Ham Soup)      Origin: Finland	Jani me Fasul (Bean Jahni Soup)      Origin: Albania	Koshari (Egyptian lentils)      Origin: Egypt
Himachali Chana Madra (Himachala Chickpea Yoghurt Curry)      Origin: India	Jerk Sweet Potato and Black Bean Curry      Origin: Jamaica	Kosheri      Origin: Egypt
Hlalem (Pasta with Beans)      Origin: Tunisia	Jordanian Hummus      Origin: Jordan	Kosksu bil-Ful (Couscous with Broad Beans)      Origin: Malta
Hlelim (Pasta, Meat and Vegetable Soup)      Origin: Tunisia	Judd mat Gaardebounen (Smoked Pork with Broad Beans)      Origin: Luxembourg	Koushari (Lentils, Macaroni and Rice in Oil)      Origin: Egypt
Home-made Kama Mixture      Origin: Estonia	Judias Verdes con Salsa de Tomate (Green Beans in Tomato Sauce)      Origin: Spain	Koushry (Rice with Lentils)      Origin: Egypt
Honduran Refried Beans      Origin: Honduras	Jungle Curry Prawns      Origin: Thailand	Kuru Börülce (Black-eyed Bean Salad)      Origin: Northern Cyprus
Hong Dou Sha (Sweet Red Bean Paste)      Origin: China	Kabaro au Carry (Malagasy Curried Beans)      Origin: Madagascar	Kuru Fasulye      Origin: Turkey
Hoppin' John      Origin: America	Kadala Curry      Origin: India	La Bandera Dominicana (The Dominican Flag)      Origin: Dominican Republic
Hot Chili Beans      Origin: American	Kamuna      Origin: Sierra Leone	La Socca      Origin: France
Hot Pinto Bean Chili      Origin: American	Karabakh Loby (Broad Beans in Sour Cream and Tomato Sauce)      Origin: Azerbaijan	Lablabi      Origin: Tunisia
Hot Turkey and Black Bean Chili      Origin: American	Katchourie      Origin: Trinidad	Laganophake (Lentil Stew)      Origin: Roman
Hotpot Porc Cymreig, Chorizo a Ffa Gwynion (Welsh Pork, Chorizo and White Bean Hotpot)      Origin: Welsh	Katogo (Beans with Cassava)      Origin: Uganda
Hotpot Porc y Gaeaf (Wintery Pork Hotpot)      Origin: Welsh	Kecap Manis      Origin: Indonesia

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