Sweet Potato Puree Anyone?

In preparation for starting Meera on solids, I've been reading numerous websites, blogs, forums...(well you get the idea). So with all the advice I gathered I decided that the first thing I would try would be rice cereal (it's easy to prepare and supposedly the least likely to cause any allergies). After that I'd give her sweet potato...which requires a bit more preparation. So with that in mind I bought some sweet potato from the market.

I decided to steam the potatoes and puree it with my magic bullet. The 'precise' method for preparing baby food is not explained anywhere. (I like specific instructions i.e. steam for x minutes with x amount of water, etc...). Unfortunately most instructions went something like "steam till soft and puree till right consistency" Huh??? To a novice cook, I can't help but wonder what is soft and as for consistency...


Well, in the end I steamed till almost mush and pureed till smooth. As for consistency....I now understand why the instructions lack detail...there ARE no words to describe it. I figured I'll add water is it's too thick for Meera when the time comes to feed. For now I've just put it in the ice tray to freeze.