Help with English name of root fruit

[Sushmita Jha]

Hello all,

 

I am looking for help with the English/botanical name of a root which is eaten uncooked (so like a fruit). It is called shakhalu in Bengal. The flesh is white with a potato-like texture and has a skin covering it which peels off quite easily.

 

Thank you for your help.

Sushmita Jha

[grassman]

dear your shakalu is Pachyrrhizus tuberosa of family fabaceae
english name yam bean