The paste for Thai red curry is made by blending fresh chili, garlic, shallot, lemongrass, kaffir lime, galangal combined with ground cumin, cardomom and coriander seed.
Use it as rempah or base to make Satay Sauce instead of blending roots and spices from scratch. The ingredients are almost identical.
Sold in almost all Asian stores and even in many supermarkets.