Advaya Anant

The following fruits have been my all time favourite, with the season approaching one will find them in and around vegetable markets, they are: 1. Karonda (karvanda): India's answer to cranberries. These pinkish-white fruits with a few tiny seeds in the center have a sourish taste. The flesh is firm with a crisp bite when the fruit is raw. It is also filled with a sticky white fluid which stains like nobody's business. Biting into a Karonda, you will experience a strange, dry astringent-like feeling in the mouth. Although it definitely tastes weird, it's really fun to eat with a little sea salt sprinkled on. The raw berries are commonly used for pickling. When ripe they turn purple and soft with a tart, juicy interior. Here's a tip: Don't bite into the seed -- that's what gives it that weird taste. Oh, and I haven't tried but I hear that they are fantastic for making wine. Cost: Rs 60/kg   2. Star fruit: Also known as Carambola, this fruit has a