Ingredients: 1 cup mung dal, 1 cup water, 1 teaspoon turmeric, 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons margarine, 1 large onion, cut into paper-thin slivers, 1 teaspoon cumin seeds.

Ingredients: 2 tablespoon margarine or water, 1 onion chopped, 12 medium carrot, 1 medium  potato, peeled and diced, 4 cup vegetable broth, 1/2 cup soy milk, salt and pepper to taste, dash granted nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, 1 teaspoon orange juice.

It takes a bit of time to make this flavorable soup with this under used summer green, but it is well worth the extra efforts.

An old favorite made simply delicious. serve it with a salad for a light lunch or with sandwiches for a hearty meal.

Frightfully good this is satisfying autumn soup will warm you to the bones.

Beat The Winter Blues With Budget Busting Recipes. Devised by Jane Hornby, BBC Good Food Cookery writer and author of 'Good Food: Budget Dishes', the new British Leeks 'Recipes for Under a Fiver' show the versatility of this subtle-flavoured vegetable, at its best during the coldest months of the year.