Khiriha, or khirixa () is a condensed milk dessert traditionally made in Assam, India. Its preparation involves boiling milk with jaggery or sugar added and reducing it by evaporation to a thick consistency over a low flame.
The history of khiriha goes long back. It has been mentioned in many sources such as the 14th century Saptakanda Ramayana, 16th century Gurucharit (a biography of Sankardeva) and others. For example, a verse in Early Assamese from Sankaracharita where Satyasandha, Sankardeva's mother asks their home worker Chandari to make khiriha (earlier khirisa) for Sankardeva:
Khiriha is also often mentioned in literature among other desserts and other foods. Such as in the 18th century Katha Gurucharita: