I usually make baby food which requires purees well. I have purchased Philips HR 1602 Hand blender from online shopping portal at Rs. 2559/- which is sturdy, sleek and blade is good.
The chopper of hand blender chopes very small pieces which makes my life easier. But there is a only problem that the head of the chopper is immersible in water which I have to wipe and clean every time when I use it.