Instructions: Process garbanzos and milk in a blender until smooth, adding more milk if needed. Pour into a bowl and add remaining ingredients.

Drop by spoonfuls onto a skillet sprayed with oil. Flatten each patty with the back of a spoon. Cover and brown slowly, about 20 minutes per side.

Makes 8 patties. Approximate nutritional information, per patty: 140 calories, 6.5 g total fat, 1 g saturated fat, no cholesterol, 210 mg sodium.

How to Make your Own veggie burger -

This recipe is an example of how to make your own veggie patties or meat-free loaf. Simply make your choice of one ingredient from each of the following categories.

Legumes: 2 cups of cooked lentils, tofu or kidney, garbanzo, pinto or soy beans

Grains: 1 to 2 cups of whole-grain bread crumbs or cereal flakes, rolled oats, brown rice, Grape-Nuts cereal, wheat cracker crumbs or croutons.

Nuts: 1/2 cup chopped nuts or pumpkin or sunflower seeds.

Liquid: 1/2 cup vegetable broth, soy or grain milk, tomato juice or sauce.

Binder: 2 tablespoons soy or wheat flour, 2 to 3 tablespoons gluten flour, 3 tablespoons potato flour or tapioca, 1/2 cup cooked oatmeal or Cream of Wheat.

Seasonings: 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of any combination of spices such as cumin, basil, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, celery salt, garlic, onion salt, Liquid Aminos.

Vegetable seasonings: 1 chopped onion, 1 to 2 cloves minced garlic, 2-3 tablespoons pimento, etc.

Mix ingredients. To make a loaf, press into a sprayed pan and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Or form into patties and bake or brown in a skillet.

NOTES : Rice milk is available in supermarkets next to canned or boxed milks. Liquid Aminos is a substitute for soy sauce and is available at Longs Drugs stores and health food markets. McKays seasoning is available at health-food stores.

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