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 1082 recipes in total:

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Huli Podi (Udupi Sambar Powder)      Origin: India	Kabaro au Carry (Malagasy Curried Beans)      Origin: Madagascar	Koushry (Rice with Lentils)      Origin: Egypt
Hummus bil Dukkah (Hummus with Dukkah)      Origin: Egypt	Kadala Curry      Origin: India	Kuru Börülce (Black-eyed Bean Salad)      Origin: Northern Cyprus
Hummus with Muqmad      Origin: Djibouti	Kamba i Bob Jahnija (Bell Pepper and Bean Stew)      Origin: Bulgaria	Kuru Fasulye      Origin: Turkey
Hummus with Oodkac      Origin: Somalia	Kamuna      Origin: Sierra Leone	La Bandera Dominicana (The Dominican Flag)      Origin: Dominican Republic
Ibiharage (Burundian Fried Beans)      Origin: Burundi	Karabakh Loby (Broad Beans in Sour Cream and Tomato Sauce)      Origin: Azerbaijan	La Socca      Origin: France
Ibiharage II (Fried Beans II)      Origin: Burundi	Katchourie      Origin: Trinidad	Lablabi      Origin: Tunisia
Ibihaza (Beans with Pumpkin)      Origin: Rwanda	Katogo (Beans with Cassava)      Origin: Uganda	Lablabi (Tunisian Lentil Soup)      Origin: Tunisia
Ichigo Daifuku Mochi (Strawberry Japanese Sweet Rice Cakes)      Origin: Japan	Kecap Manis      Origin: Indonesia	Laganophake (Lentil Stew)      Origin: Roman
Igbo MoinMoin      Origin: Nigeria	Keema Mattar      Origin: India	Lahpet Thoke (Burmese Tea Leaf Salad)      Origin: Myanmar
Inexpensive Pea Soup      Origin: British	Kerrieboontjies (South African Curried Beans)      Origin: South Africa	Lakhou bissap      Origin: Senegal
Injeolmi (Korean Sweet Rice Cakes)      Origin: Korea	Khachapuri (Georgian Cheese Pie)      Origin: Georgia	Lamb Dhan Saag      Origin: India
Insalata di Riso (Rice Salad)      Origin: Italy	Khachapuri iz Fasoli (Georgian Bean Pie)      Origin: Georgia	Lamb with Red Wine and Chorizo      Origin: Britain
Irish Farm Broth      Origin: Ireland	Khao Pune (Chicken Curry Noodles)      Origin: Laos	Lantern Soup      Origin: British
Irish Fisherman's Stew      Origin: Ireland	Kharroob (Egyptian Carob Drink)      Origin: Egypt	Lao Tam Som (Lao Green Papaya Salad)      Origin: Laos
Irish Hot Pot      Origin: Ireland	Khatta Meetha (Cabbage Curry)      Origin: India	Le cassoulet de la mer à la bretonne (Breton seaside cassoulet)      Origin: France
Irish Parliament Bean Soup      Origin: Ireland	Khichidi      Origin: India	Le Koki (Bean Cake)      Origin: Chad
Iron Age Pork and Beans      Origin: Ancient	Khichiri      Origin: India	Le Koki de Cameroun (Cameroonian Bean Cake)      Origin: Cameroon
Isophu      Origin: Southern Africa	Khichuri      Origin: India	Lebanese Hummus      Origin: Lebanon
Israeli Falafel      Origin: Israel	Khoresht-e Gheymeh (Persian Lamb Stew with Dried Limes and Split Peas)      Origin: Iran	Leftover Chicken Curry with Carlin Peas, Himalayan Balsam Seed Pods and Oak Moss Tempering      Origin: Britain
Isso Vade      Origin: Sri Lanka	Khoresht-e Loobia (Stewed Mutton with String Beans)      Origin: Iran	Leftover Turkey and Chickpea Curry      Origin: Fusion
Istrian Jota      Origin: Croatia	Kidney Bean and Black Bean Curry      Origin: Fusion	Leg of Mutton à la Bretonne      Origin: British
Italian Salad      Origin: British	Kidney Bean Curry      Origin: Britain	Lenticula (Roman Spicy Lentils)      Origin: Roman
Jajangmyeon (Korean Black Bean Sauce Noodles)      Origin: Slovenia	Kik Wot (Yellow Split Pea Stew)      Origin: Ethiopia	Lenticula ex Sphondylis (Lentils and Parsnips)      Origin: Roman
Jamaican Pimento Tripe Curry      Origin: Jamaica	Kittitian Pumpkin And Lentil Curry      Origin: Saint Kitts	Lenticula ex sphondylis (Mussels with Lentils)      Origin: Roman
Jamaican Seafood Soup      Origin: Jamaica	Kofta Nakhod (Meatballs with Chickpeas)      Origin: Afghanistan	Lenticulam de castaneis (Lentils and Chestnuts)      Origin: Roman
Jangri      Origin: India	Kofta Nakhod (Meatballs with Chickpeas)      Origin: Tajikistan	Lentil and Hazelnut Burgers      Origin: Britain
Jani me Fasul (Bean Jahni Soup)      Origin: Albania	Koki      Origin: Cameroon	Lentil Curry with Rhubarb and Sweet Potatoes      Origin: Fusion
Jerk Sweet Potato and Black Bean Curry      Origin: Jamaica	Koki (Bean Cakes)      Origin: Cameroon	Lentil Hashwa      Origin: UAE
Jersey Bean Soup      Origin: Jersey	Kokum Kari (Kokam Curry)      Origin: India	Lentil Soup      Origin: Britain
Jordanian Hummus      Origin: Jordan	Koshari (Egyptian lentils)      Origin: Egypt	Lentil, Pasta and Vegetable Soup      Origin: Britain
Judd mat Gaardebounen (Smoked Pork with Broad Beans)      Origin: Luxembourg	Koshari (Lentils, Pasta and Rice)      Origin: Egypt	Les haricots de Paimpol (Pampiol Beans)      Origin: France
Judias Verdes Barcena (French Beans with Cured Ham)      Origin: Spain	Kosheri      Origin: Egypt	Les Lentilles (Reunion Lentils)      Origin: Reunion
Judias Verdes con Salsa de Tomate (Green Beans in Tomato Sauce)      Origin: Spain	Kosksu bil-Ful (Couscous with Broad Beans)      Origin: Malta
Jungle Curry Prawns      Origin: Thailand	Koushari (Lentils, Macaroni and Rice in Oil)      Origin: Egypt

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