RESEARCH PAPER Abstract : Instant mixes offer great convenience to the homemakers to prepare traditional delicacies. It reduces the time and drudgery associated with the preparation. The present study aimed to at standardization of barnyard millet instant dosa mix. The impact of barnyard millet flour incorporation on sensory characteristics and shelf life of instant dosa mix was studied. Instant barnyard dosa mix with 50 per cent of barnyard millet flour was finalisedand assessed for shelf life. The particle size distribution of barnyard millet dosa mix and cooking characteristics of best accepted variation was carried out using standard procedures.The results revealed that, as millet flour increased, the thickness of dosa decreased and diameterwas increased, resulting in increased spread ratio.The nutrition composition of 100 g barnyard millet instant dosa mix contains9.50 % moisture, 12.67 % protein, 2.64 % fat, 1.81 % crude fibre,2.57 % ash, 72.62 %carbohydrates, 4.93 mg of iron, 2.21 mg of zinc and 23.94 mg of calcium. From storage study it is evident that the barnyard millet instant dosa mix stored in food grade aluminum foil pouches at ambient temperature can be stored for four and half months. Key Words : Barnyard millet, instant dosa mix, shelf life, Organoleptic evaluation View Point Article : Karakannavar, Sarojani, Nayak, Geeta, Madhushri, Y. and Hilli, Jitendrakumar S. (2021). Development and evaluation of barnyard millet instant dosa mix. Internat. J. agric. Sci., 17 (AAEBSSD) : 197-203, DOI:10.15740/HAS/IJAS/17-AAEBSSD/197-203. Copyright@2021: Hind Agri-Horticultural Society. Article History : Received : 21.07.2021; Revised : 25.07.2021; Accepted : 30.07.2021 Development and evaluation of barnyard millet instant dosa mix Sarojani Karakannavar*, Geeta Nayak, Y. Madhushri 1 and Jitendrakumar S. Hilli 2 ICAR NAE Project, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, UAS, Dharwad (Karnataka) India (Email: sarojani_100@rediffmail.com; nayakgeeta230@gmail.com) * Author for correspondence : 1 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka) (Email: madhushriy3246@gmail.com) 2 Special Officer Seeds, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka) India (Email : jshilli@rediffmail.com) INTRODUCTION In the processed food segment, the instant food products have occupied a significant shelf space in the retail outlets in India. Food manufacturers through instant food products have offered high quality food choices which have been unimaginable to ancestors. Instant food mixes made a wide range of suitable food for households, being convenientto use without any further processing and women find it easy to use. It assisted them to save time and effort and also reduce the tiresome job of gathering various ingredients, cleaning and preparing food. Barnyard millet is a fastest growing crop as compared to other millets. It is a multipurpose crop, thrives well even under adverse agro climatic conditions. Barnyard millet is main crop (among millet) of North Western Himalayan Region (NWHR) of India, and is popularly known as Jhingura. It is also known as ‘sawa’ millet. It is important minor millet in Japan, China, India International Journal of Agricultural Sciences Volume 17 | AAEBSSD | 2021 | 197-203  ISSN : 0973–130X0  DOI:10.15740/HAS/IJAS/17-AAEBSSD/197-203 Visit us : www.researchjournal.co.in Click www.researchjournal.co.in/online/subdetail.html to purchase.