I made a version of this on Top Chef Masters, and it bombed. There were a number of reasons for that; I was exhausted and could only find the wrong kind of lentils, but also, and more important, it was a vegan challenge, which meant yogurt wasn’t allowed. And then, to throw us another curve ball (as if we needed that), they banned soy sauce. Take away meat or wheat and I can always find a solution in Asian cuisine—but they removed soy. That day, this
