Black Bean Burgers

I found this recipe on AllRecipes and it has lots of really good reviews.  Sameer and I recently had a really amazing black bean burger at a local restaurant and I'm hoping this recipe might be a good start toward replicating it at home.

Ingredients
1 (16 oz.) can black beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 green bell pepper, roughly chopped
1/2 onion, roughly chopped
3 cloves garlic, peeled
1 egg
1 tbs chili powder
1 tbs cumin
1 tsp Thai chili sauce or hot sauce
1/2 cup bread crumbs

Directions

1. If grilling, preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil a sheet of aluminum foil. If baking, preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C), and lightly oil a baking sheet.

2. In a medium bowl, mash black beans with a fork until thick and pasty.

3. In a food processor, finely chop bell pepper, onion, and garlic. Then stir into mashed beans.

4. In a small bowl, stir together egg, chili powder, cumin, and chili sauce.

5. Stir the egg mixture into the mashed beans. Mix in bread crumbs until the mixture is sticky and holds together. Divide mixture into four patties.

6. If grilling, place patties on foil, and grill about 8 minutes on each side. If baking, place patties on baking sheet, and bake about 10 minutes on each side.    

[Edited 5/5/13: Based on somehighly ranked reviews I made a few changes for my first try on these burgers -- tried to squeeze dry the beans (I used 1 cup dried beans cooked in slow cooker, which is a bit more than the can worth of beans listed in the recipe) and onion, bell pepper, and garlic.  I also reduced the cumin to 1 tsp and chili powder to 2 tsp because I would rather err on the side of blandness since I'm cooking for a baby (and I plan to make chipotle mayo for Sameer and me anyway, again based on reviewer suggestions).  Instead of 1/2 cup breadcrumbs, I used rolled oats run through my food processor and I used 3/4 cup of them to make the burger a bit less runny.  If I'd had cooked brown rice on hand, I would have included that too because that's what the restaurant in our town uses in their amazing black bean burgers.  I used Frank's Red Hot sauce for the hot sauce because it's what I had on hand.  I mushed the beans by hand and molded patties on wax paper, then popped them in the freezer until I cooked them tonight.  They were pretty fantastic, but next time I will try adding a little garlic salt to the mixture.  I think 1 tsp hot sauce might have been a little much for Sim, so maybe 1/2 tsp next time.  Next time I'll also plan to have leftover brown rice to put in the patties, as well as avocado, some kind of interesting cheese, chipotle mayo (it made the sandwich this time), and pretzel rolls to serve them on.  Lettuce (or arugula), tomato, and red onion are also a must.]