ummm I had a feeling this was going to be the issue … 
Frankly , I tried putting roasted gramflour (baisan) but the taste wasnt the same … then i tried it without cornmeal and the kabab’s didnt stick properly !
I even used bread crumbs and again it affected the taste ..
I dunno what else can be used instead of cornmeal… why dont you just use a bit of beisan , just roast two tablespoons of baisan and use it for now … what say? 