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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Les Pais au Four (Jersey Bean Crock)      Origin: Jersey	Mean Green Bean Casserole      Origin: American	Moroccan Chickpea Soup      Origin: Morocco
Liberian Split Peas      Origin: Liberia	Meat Feast Pizza      Origin: American	Moroccan Harira      Origin: Morocco
Liberian Succotash (Corn and Beans)      Origin: Liberia	Mesir Wat (Lentil Bowl)      Origin: Ethiopia	Moroccan Lamb Couscous      Origin: Morocco
Libyan Lamb Couscous      Origin: Libya	Mexican Beef Tostada      Origin: Mexico	Moroccan Lentil Soup      Origin: Morocco
Lo Sui (Chinese Master Sauce)      Origin: China	Mexican Crockpot Chili      Origin: American	Moroccan Vegetable Harira      Origin: Morocco
Loaded Fish Burritos      Origin: Britain	Mexican Fiesta Dip      Origin: America	Moroccan-style Five-grain Pilaf      Origin: African Fusion
Lobio Supi (Red Bean Soup)      Origin: Georgia	Mexican Pork'n'Beans      Origin: American	Moutchentra (Lentil and Rice Pilaff)      Origin: Cyprus
Lobio Tkemali (Red Beans with Sour Plums and Balsamic Vinegar)      Origin: Georgia	Mexican-style Mackerel and Rice      Origin: Fusion	Moyin-Moyin      Origin: Nigeria
Locro Argentino (Beef and Hominy Stew)      Origin: Argentina	Microwave Curried Bean and Apple Soup      Origin: Britain	Mrs Beeton Asparagus Soup II      Origin: British
Locro de Zapallo      Origin: Peru	Microwave Garam Masala Vegetable Curry      Origin: Britain	Mrs Beeton Barley Soup      Origin: British
London Particular      Origin: England	Middle Easters Falafel (Middle Eastern Falafel)      Origin: Middle East	Mrs Beeton Braised Leg of Mutton      Origin: British
Lord Marcus Hill's Soup      Origin: British	Mince Curry with Peas      Origin: South Africa	Mujadara      Origin: Israel
Loubia B'dersa (Algerian Chili)      Origin: Algeria	Minestra di farro (Tuscan Farro Soup with White Beans and Vegetables)      Origin: Italy	Mukimo (Potato and Pumpkin Mash)      Origin: Kenya
Loubia bil Luz (Green Beans with Almonds)      Origin: Algeria	Minestrone Toscana (Tuscan Minestrone Soup)      Origin: Italy	Muland Saangi Ambat (Radish Pod Gravy)      Origin: India
Lychee Spice Smoothie      Origin: American	Minted Peas      Origin: Britain	Mulku (Murukku)      Origin: Mauritius
M'Baazi      Origin: Kenya	Misir W'ot      Origin: Ethiopia	Mullangi Sambar (White Radish Sambar)      Origin: India
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	Miso Soup with Tade      Origin: Japan	Mung Dhal      Origin: Anglo-Indian
Magaj      Origin: India	Missi Roti      Origin: India	Mushosh (Lentils with Apricots)      Origin: Armenia
Maharagwe (Spiced Red Beans in Coconut Milk)      Origin: Kenya	Missi Roti      Origin: India	Mushroom Tacos      Origin: Britain
Maharggwe (Vegetables and Beans)      Origin: Burundi	Miyan Wake (Beans soup)      Origin: Nigeria	Mutton Hodge-Podge      Origin: British
Mahluta Çorbası (Red Lentil Soup)      Origin: Turkey	Mochi Pancakes      Origin: Hawaii	Nachinka iz Fasoli (Red Bean Paste)      Origin: Georgia
Makhlouta (All-bean Soup)      Origin: Lebanon	Mochi Pancakes      Origin: Japan	Namibian Black-eyed Peas      Origin: Namibia
Makke      Origin: England	Moi-Moi      Origin: Nigeria	Nanohana no Shiro-ae (Tofu-dressed Rapeseed Shoots)      Origin: Japan
Mallow Stew      Origin: Britain	Mole-style Sweet Potato Chili      Origin: American	Ndambé à la Sauce Tomateh (Bean and Meat Stew in Tomato Sauce)      Origin: Senegal
Mandioca com Miudezas (Cassava with Offal)      Origin: Mozambique	Moli Moli de Oloco      Origin: Mozambique	Ndambé Blanc (White Bean and Meat Stew)      Origin: Senegal
Mangalorean Spinach and Black Eyed Beans Curry      Origin: India	Mongos (Mung Bean Soup with Chorizo and Squash)      Origin: Philippines	Ndengu (Lentil Stew)      Origin: Kenya
Marinated Tofu Skewers      Origin: Britain	Montserratian Black Bean Soup      Origin: Montserrat	Nekiri Wagashi      Origin: Japan
Markit Ommalah (Chickpea and Lentil Stew)      Origin: Tunisia	Montserratian Rice and Peas      Origin: Montserrat	Nepalese Lentil Soup      Origin: Nepal
Marrakech Vegetable Curry      Origin: Morocco	Moong Pulao (Mung Bean Pulao)      Origin: Pakistan	New Year's Hopping John      Origin: American
Masoor Daal (Red Lentils)      Origin: Bangladesh	Moongre ki Subzi (Radish Pod and Potato Sauté)      Origin: India	New York Minestrone      Origin: American
Matki Chi Rassa Bhaji (Maharashtrian Style Moth Beans)      Origin: India	Morel Mattar Masala      Origin: Fusion	Nigerian Beans Porridge      Origin: Nigeria
Mattar Paneer Curry      Origin: India	Moro de guandules con coco (Christmas Rice and Pigeon Peas)      Origin: Dominican Republic	Nimki (Crispy Flour Crackers)      Origin: Bengal
Mattar Panir      Origin: Britain	Moroccan Braised Lamb      Origin: Morocco
Mbaqanga (Bean and Goat Meat Stew)      Origin: South Africa	Moroccan Chicken Harira      Origin: Morocco

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