Contrary to popular belief, the Portuguese didn't introduce potatoes to India. It may have been sweet potatoes

The Indian Council for Agricultural Research’s Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-CCARI) plans to promote potato cultivation in Goa with varieties specially bred for hot and humid conditions. This is a response to last year’s lockdown, when closure of state borders made vegetables scarce, making Goa realise how much it depends on produce grown outside the state. This also shows that potatoes historically did not grow in Goa,