Barnyard millet (Echinochloa frumentacea Link) is a nutritious minor millet and good source of macronutrient, micronutrient and nutraceutical components. As the concept of low glycaemic index foods is gaining interest for the effective management of diabetes mellitus, efforts have been accelerated in this direction to bring into light various foods of low glycaemic index. Khakara is one of the famous traditional Gujrathi snack commonly prepared from wheat flour and most preferred food item among all age groups. Hence an attempt was made to develop barnyard millet based value added low glycaemic index Khakara. Trials were conducted by incorporating wheat flour, pulse flour and dehydrated carrot powder at different levels to barnyard millet flour to develop plain, pulse and vegetable Khakara respectively and were evaluated organoleptically. The best accepted variations of plain, pulse and vegetable Khakara were evaluated for glcaemic index. The findings of the study indicated that the glycaemic index of vegetable Khakara (37.11) and pulse Khakara (37.95) were less than plain Khakara (41.27). Thus, the developed Khakara with low glycaemic index value can be recommended for inclusion in diabetic diet.