Carambola Fruit of Goa

The Star Fruit (Averrhoa Carambola) is a common fruit in the Goan house hold. In the local language Konkani it is called as Carmal or Carmalam (plural). The pictures shows unripe Carambola. There are longitudinal ridges running down the sides of the fruit. The cross section of the fruit resembles a star and hence the name. The fruit grows any where from 4 to 6 inches in length. It is closely related to the Bilimbi fruit and is crunchy and juicy. A ripe fruit gets a yellow to orange tinge.