Massaman curry paste is made with a more varied selection of spices than most typical Thai curries, (like a Thai red curry or a green curry) owing to it's Indian origins. The paste itself contains warming spices like coriander, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom as well as shallots, lemongrass, galangal, cilantro stems, and usually shrimp paste, and sometimes (Kaffir) lime leaves.