The invention discloses coix seed small fried dough twists and a making method thereof. According to the coix seed small fried dough twists disclosed by the invention, coix seed powder is used as a preparation raw material of the small fried dough twists, the coix seed powder also contains special functional components of coixol, coixenolide, coix seed polysaccharide, triterpene compounds, flavonoid compounds and the like besides general nutrient substances of protein, fat, minerals, vitamins and the like, and early-stage pharmacology research indicates that the coix seeds have the efficacy ofresolving heat, tranquilizing the mind, alleviating pain and the like, and have exciting effects on isolated heart, intestines and uteruses. Modern pharmacology research indicates that functional components of the coix seeds have pharmacological activity of resisting tumors, enhancing immunity, reducing blood sugar, reducing blood calcium, reducing blood pressure, resisting viruses, restraining trypsin, inducing ovulation and the like. The small fried dough twists made from the coix seed powder can effectively increase the general nutrient components of the protein, minerals, the vitamins andthe like, as well as the functional components of the coixenolide, the coix seed polysaccharide and the like, the fried dough twists are balanced in nutrition, the effects of preserving the health and being health care can be achieved, and the fried dough twists have unique flavor and mouth feel, and are excellent in palatability.