[Sca-cooks] OOP: Question about potato types...

[Sue Clemenger]

Hi, Gang!
This is purely an ethnic/relatively modern question, but I figured someone
out there in Cooks' land would know! ;o)
I ended up with this cute, little "Indian" cookbook after Christmas (Indian
sub-continent, not Native American/First Nations).  There's an interesting
recipe in there for a "Sweet Potato Dessert--like a sweet, milky version of
potato soup.  I thought, aha! I have lots of sweet potatoes, this might make
a nice treat!
Oddly, though, there's a note with the recipe talking about the specific
type of potato to be used.  The author describes these sweet potatoes as
"longer than ordinary potatoes ...[with] a pinkish or yellowish skin with
yellow or white flesh."
I'm not sure if they're talking about the American standard sweet potato/yam
or not, since I would describe the coloring of mine as a dark orange.  Are
there types of potatoes used in Indian cooking that are not widely known
here in the US? Would my American yam/sweet potato work well enough?
--Maire, in the mood for some serious beta-carotene ;o)